Snow, these days, is a cruel test for the children in the wilderness, but it is also a joy.
The severe cold is hard to withstand, but snowball fights, skiing, and letting the dog pull the sledge his father made for joy in the snow are also rare pleasures.
If you really don’t have anything to play with, just find a wooden board to put under your butt, or just sit on it with a shovel, and you can slide down the snow slope and have a great time.
People in the wilderness have been dealing with snow since they were very young.
Many people have mastered good skiing skills since childhood.
"Qingzi, are you good at skiing?" Lu Lu asked casually while riding Zhuifeng and following Chen Xiuqing to Xiushan Village.
Chen Xiuqing smiled and said: "Brother Lu, it's not my fault. No one in this village can beat me in skiing!"
Seeing his arrogance, Lu Lu couldn't help but have some doubts: "Is it true or not?"
"Of course it's true. When I was young, there were two wooden horses at home. They were left behind when my dad was hunting deer in the snow. When my dad was still alive, he taught me how to ski. Later, my dad died. Then
Two pairs of skis are also rotten, and I have never been able to get boar skins. I even used a knife to cut the boards and make do with them, but what's the use of knowing how to ski, I still can't do anything!"
Chen Xiuqing felt a little frustrated when she talked about this matter.
"Our dad still has the skills to catch deer on skis?" Lu Lu had never heard of this in his previous life.
If you can chase deer on skis, your skiing skills are absolutely superb. It is difficult for ordinary people to achieve this level.
"Of course. When my dad was in the production team, in winter, he was the leader of the hunting team. He was the person who led the production team people to hunt meat and fur to earn work points. When I was young, there was no shortage of meat at home.
, the life in the village at that time was the best, not even comparable to that of the captain’s family, but once my father died, the life plummeted, alas!”
Chen Xiuqing shook his head and sighed: "If he were still alive now, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money like you. Unfortunately, I was too young at that time and didn't learn anything at all about hunting."
"Let's go visit his grave sometime!"
For his father-in-law, whom Lu Lu had never met and didn't even keep a photo, he could only look for traces of his past in the brothers and sisters Chen Xiuqing and Chen Xiuyu.
These two brothers and sisters were deeply influenced by him in many aspects in their words, deeds, and behavior, even though they were still very young at that time.
The two of them have completely different temperaments from Ma Jinlan, which cannot be taught by her.
When the brother and sister talk, they always like to say "my dad taught me this", which is enough to show that he should be a capable and kind person!
Lu Lu thought for a moment and said, "How about tomorrow?"
"Okay! You and my sister have been married for so long, so you should go and have a look. I will come to see you tomorrow!"
"Then it's settled! We'll cook at home and wait. Also, since you're so skilled, teach me how to ski when it snows!"
"good!"
It was rare for an ability to be praised in front of Lu Lu. Chen Xiuqing seemed very happy and agreed wholeheartedly.
The two of them drove the car, one behind the other, directly to Zuo Songling's house.
It wasn't dark yet, and Zuo Songling was still in the yard using a wood planer to plan walnut planks for making furniture.
Compared with Chen Xiuqing, whose house has not yet been built, Zhao Yongke's family obviously needs it more, so the two of them discussed that Zhao Yongke's house should be built first.
Seeing the two of them arriving outside the yard, Zuo Songling put down his tools and hurried over to open the door: "Have you eaten yet?"
"Have you eaten?" Lu Lu asked with a smile, "Have you eaten yet?"
"I just finished eating. Seeing that I still have time, I came here to work on it for a while. I wanted to pack up the furniture for the men as soon as possible so that they can take it back for use. Without furniture, it will always be very inconvenient." Zuo Songling glanced at it.
He glanced at Chen Xiuqing's carriage and asked, "Why are you dragging a piece of oak wood here?"
Before and after dinner, when we meet, we always ask if we have eaten yet. This is probably the most common way of greeting these days.
In the early years, we all lived through hard times, and we all had the experience of not having enough to eat or clothing to keep warm. People depended on food. This simple greeting contained the simplest and heartwarming greetings.
"I wanted to make two wooden horses. I was short of tools and couldn't make them, so I cut a piece of oak wood back and wanted to ask you to help me process it." Lu Lu explained the purpose of his visit.
"This is living wood. It needs some time to dry, otherwise it will be easily deformed and not strong."
As Zuo Songling said, he glanced at the pile of wood placed in his yard: "I also have a few pieces of oak wood here, which were cut down to build the barn. They have been placed there for a few days and are completely dry. Take a look.
Okay?”
Of course Lu Lu knew what Zuo Songling was talking about. In fact, he came here mainly to saw out the wooden boards for the wooden horse, slightly enlarge the size, and then take them back to dry. Thin boards can also be dried faster, and he can process them himself after they are dry.
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Since Zuo Songling is here too and still does it, it couldn't be better.
Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing followed them and took a look. They found that the oak trees were indeed very good and long enough, so they immediately selected them.
"Waiting for use?" Zuo Songling saw that the two of them were a little anxious and couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, the sooner the better. Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, and it's going to snow soon, so I want to make it as soon as possible and practice first."
Of course Lu Lu was impatient. He was waiting to pick up the experience from his previous life. This winter he had to train and improve it and use it in hunting. It was about making money.
"What size do you want?" Zuo Songling asked again.
"I'm going to make two pairs, one is two meters long, and the other is one meter long, 20 centimeters wide and four centimeters thick!" Lu Lu said the dimensions.
There are two types of wooden horses for hunting. One is the long wooden horse. The long wooden horse is fast and suitable for walking on flat or shallow soft snow. The short wooden horse is more flexible and suitable for walking on mountains and among trees, where the snow is deep and hard.
Walk on the ground.
To hunt mink in winter, Lu Lu must go to the snowy mountains. This winter is mainly used for walking in the mountains and forests, with emphasis on short wooden horses. As for long wooden horses, they are used to chase deer in the snow. If you want to use them for hunting, especially in the woods
, the skiing skills required are quite high and are not easy to master in a short time.
However, prepare a pair first, practice it early, and you will be able to use it later.
"I'll make one too, just make it a long one!"
Chen Xiuqing seems very confident in her skiing skills.
"While you are all here, start sawing the wood now!" Zuo Songling did not delay.
Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing looked at each other and started to take action. They selected straight wood, moved it out, and peeled off the bark. As a carpenter, Zuo Songling was experienced and quickly used an ink fountain to flick the thread and set up the saw board.
The three of them took turns on the wooden frame, and spent more than half an hour sawing the required wooden boards according to the required thickness. Each of them held a plane, and it didn't take long to plan the wooden boards smooth.
"The front and back of the wooden horse are so curved that you go back and boil them in water to soften them, and then sew them on with wild boar skin!" said Zuo Songling, who had never used one before.
"We'll take this back and handle it ourselves!" Lu Lu nodded.
Lu Lu already had some wild boar skins, and many of them were hung out for the paparazzi to practice biting.
I still have to go to Zhao Yongke and ask them to help me make a muff from deerskin to tie the wooden horse to my feet. When sewing the pigskin at the bottom, I have to use tanned sinews, which they also have.
After Lu Lu prepared the wooden boards and wild boar skins, he planned to go directly to their house to ask for help in order to save trouble.
After getting the things, it was already dark, so the two of them said goodbye to Zuo Songling and went home without further delay.
In the evening, Lu Lu told Chen Xiuyu about going to pay homage to his father-in-law. After the two got up the next day, they prepared breakfast early. Chen Xiuqing came quickly. What Lu Lu didn't expect was that he came with him.
Yes, and Ma Jinlan.
Now that everyone was ready, Chen Xiuqing took the lead and walked into the mountains with the paper money.
Those who died in the mountains did not enter their ancestral graves. Chen Xiuyu and his father went into the mountains and buried them in the mountains. They found nothing but a burial mound.
The location of the tomb is on a small hillside at the back of Xiushan Tun. It is a small, solitary tomb. After many years, it has become a small mound covered with weeds.
Lu Lu used a sickle to clear away the surrounding weeds and shrubs, covered the grave with some straw, hung up the grave paper, burned the paper money, led the family to worship, and poured water and rice on the grave.
Marrying Chen Xiuyu, this worship service can be regarded as doing your best.
Ma Jinlan said a lot of words to bless the Chen Xiuyu brothers and Lu Lu, especially those words to bless Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing to have no accidents in hunting and to make more money from hunting. Lu Lu knew that Ma Jinlan was actually concerned about hunting.
I am still very worried, but now that my girls are all married, she has no power to control her anymore, so I can only ask for blessings, feeling helpless and sad.
After the matter was over, we went back to Lulu Caodianzi and the whole family had a decent meal.
Ma Jinlan went back to take care of the corn to dry, while Chen Xiuqing stayed behind and made wooden horses with Lu Lu.
A large pot of water was boiled in the kitchen stove. While the wooden boards were boiling, Lu Luze drove a few stakes on the grass outside the courtyard to bend and fix the wooden boards.
The front end of the wooden horse is made pointed so that it can better separate the snow in the snow and facilitate travel, rather than being inserted into the snow and making it difficult to walk.
The rear end only needs to be slightly curved, not sharpened, just to avoid being inserted into the snow when it retreats occasionally.
The two of them worked hard for a while, and after a lot of effort, they finally got the two bends needed for the wooden horse.
While I was resting, Meng Zhaohuala's coal arrived.
At this time, Chen Xiuqing was immediately captured by Lu Lu and ordered to clear a place outside the courtyard for stacking the coal, and the charcoal was stacked in the shed.
The coal was supposed to be brought in yesterday, but when it came to handing over the public grain, Meng Zhaohua had to postpone it for one day.
Fortunately, he didn't come, otherwise, it would have been possible for Gao Shouguan and his gangsters to be rounded up.
"I only spent one hundred and thirty-five yuan to buy coal and charcoal. This is the remaining sixty-five yuan!"
Meng Zhaohua helped get the coal out of the car, piled it into a pile, collected it, and then returned the remaining money to Lu Lu.
Lu Lu drew four big unity cards: "The remaining twenty-five dollars are gas money and your wages!"
"Brother Lu, how can I collect your money? You have helped us so many times, and we still can't help you with anything!"
How could Meng Zhaohua accept the money? He kept in mind Lu Lu's love for giving him lynx tails and tiger gallbladders to make medicine.
"There will be many places to ask for your help in the future. Every time I ask you to pay for gas and wages, you will be overwhelmed. Listen to me and keep the money, so that I can ask you for help in the future!" Lu Lu said with a smile.
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Meng Zhaohua hesitated for a while, then reluctantly accepted the money: "Thank you, Brother Lu!"
"You've been busy all day, haven't you eaten yet?"
Lu Lu looked at Meng Zhaohua, who was stained with soot, and seemed to have heard the gurgling in his stomach just now, and asked with a smile.
"Not yet... No, I've eaten!" Meng Zhaohua responded subconsciously and quickly changed his words.
Lu Lu glared at him and said angrily: "If you haven't eaten, you haven't eaten. When you get to my place, I can leave you hungry. I even heard your stomach growl. Wait, there is still lunch for you."
For the rest, just make do with what’s left and eat it here with me!”
Without waiting for Meng Zhaohua to refuse, Lu Lu first said to Chen Xiuyu who was stirring the corn to dry: "Daughter-in-law, go and heat some food for Hua Zi. Hua Zi is still hungry."
"Yeah!" Chen Xiuyu responded, dropped what she was doing, and went back to the kitchen to get busy.
While Meng Zhaohua was being invited into the house for dinner, Lu Lu made a fire next to the cellar and disposed of the two ash sticks used as ski poles.
Seeing this, Chen Xiuqing found an ax and went into the mountain. It didn't take long to chop down two straight ash sticks.
"You kid, you know how to look for opportunities!"
Lu Lu looked at Chen Xiuqing who was putting the ash stick on the fire, and suddenly felt that this guy with a silly smile looked a bit like a ghost.
Chen Xiuqing scratched his head: "Brother Lu, why don't you ask Brother Zhao to sew the pigskin on this snowboard for me?"
Lu Lu raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xiuqing, and the strange feeling in his heart became stronger. This... is a good plan!
"Qingzi, haven't you dreamed about swallows these days?" Lu Lu asked with a smile.
"I've dreamed about it four times!" Chen Xiuqing said with a red face.
Hearing these words, Lu Lu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth: "Looking at your blushing face, you must have done nothing good in your dream! Can you survive it?"
"That's not what happened!"
"You continue to quibble!"
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