Xu Shiyan supported Su Anying, walked out of Xu's house, and walked all the way to the west end of the village.
While walking, Su Anying kept turning her head to look at her husband.
"Shiyan, are you okay?" She was a little worried and felt that her husband was quite angry.
Taking advantage of the darkness and no one on the road, Xu Shiyan held his wife in his arms and patted her back gently.
"It's okay, I already knew it, and I didn't think anything of it."
When you come down from the mountain, you can probably guess what you will encounter.
Although he was in the mountains this winter, the news of his hunting had already spread throughout the village, so he could expect to encounter some trouble when he returned.
I just never thought that it was my younger brother who was the first to deal with it while others were still fine.
"Daughter-in-law, if I take you to move away and no longer live in a big house, would you be happy?"
Xu Shiyan had had the idea of moving early in the morning, but he thought it was quite good to live in the mountains these days, so he didn't mention it to his wife.
Now it seems that it would be better to move out early.
If the job of looking at ginseng on the mountain is not guaranteed next year, whose job will it be? Make plans as soon as possible.
"Move, you can move wherever you want. Anyway, I will follow you wherever you go.
Even if you move to the deep mountains and old forests, I will follow you and become a savage."
In Su Anying's case, no matter what her husband does, he is right and she fully supports him.
When Xu Shiyan heard this, his heart felt hot and he hugged Su Anying tightly.
This is his little daughter-in-law, who follows him wholeheartedly, regardless of the reason for moving or where.
Where can I find such a good wife?
Even if there are all kinds of difficulties in the world, being with a good wife is both bitter and sweet. What more can a husband ask for when he has such a wife?
"Let's move to Donggang. The place there is bigger, unlike the big house in the remote countryside and small valleys."
Xu Shiyan coughed twice, controlled his emotions, and explained to his wife softly.
"Our place is too small. The smaller the place, the worse the people are.
Because they have never seen the big world, their eyes only focus on this one-third of an acre of land in the village.
When you see others doing well, you feel uncomfortable, you become jealous, and you want to do evil."
“We have really made a lot of money this autumn and winter, it’s so exciting.
I guess the job of looking at ginseng will be unavailable after the New Year, so I plan to go to Donggang tomorrow to find someone to help me and find a way to move out as soon as possible."
My wife didn't ask, but Xu Shiyan had to explain the reason clearly.
"Oh, oh, you're right, we should plan ahead. Okay, it's better to move to Donggang. As long as you like it, then move."
Su Anying still said that her husband's decision would be fine and she had no objections.
The two of them walked and chatted all the way. After a while, they returned home, washed and tidied up a little, and got into bed to sleep.
Early in the morning on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Xu Shiyan started packing his things.
In the past few months in the mountains, I have really acquired a lot of valuable things.
I have saved two pieces of bear bile alone, and a thick stack of various skins, which I have to sell.
If you stay at home, you will be vulnerable to thieves. It is better to sell the money and save it.
In addition to these, Xu Shiyan also packed a lot of meat, wild products, etc., which he kept as a favor.
How can one be left empty-handed when asking for help? What’s more, it’s a major matter of moving house or household registration?
After pulling and pulling, I packed a large basket, which weighed at least sixty or seventy kilograms.
After breakfast, Xu Shiyan left home with a basket on his back and went all the way to the river.
In winter, the river has long been frozen, and the thick ice is so solid that people can walk on it without any problems.
People who live by the river all year round are not afraid of walking on the ice and can cross the river quickly.
"Third brother, when did you come down the mountain? I didn't see you." He had just walked a short distance across the river when someone greeted him from behind.
Xu Shiyan looked back and saw that it was Zhao Jianshe who was driving the horse and sledge up from behind, with many people sitting on the sledge.
"Come up, Third Brother, I'll give you a ride. It's too heavy to carry such a big basket."
Zhao Jianshe stopped his horse and sledge and asked Xu Shiyan to come up and sit down.
Xu Shiyan was not polite and sat directly on the sledge.
"I'm going to visit my relatives, take a stroll along the Songjiang River, and buy some New Year's goods. What are you doing here?"
"Similarly, I'm also going to buy new year's goods.
Isn’t this how the team divides the money? Now that you have money, why don’t you hurry up and buy it? Everything is in short supply at this time, so you have to grab it.”
Not only did the team distribute money, but they also distributed cloth tickets, cotton tickets, etc.
With the New Year just around the corner, I still have to pull out a few feet of cloth to buy new clothes for my children.
As we enter the twelfth lunar month, who doesn’t buy some new year’s goods?
The team also understood, so they sent people to drive horses and sledges to carry people to buy new year goods.
On a cold day, the wind blows loudly, and when you open your mouth, it pours cool air into your stomach, and no one wants to talk more.
After chatting for a few words, everyone shut up.
In winter, there is snow everywhere, and the originally bumpy roads are covered with ice and snow and become much smoother.
The sledge was much more practical than the horse-drawn carriage in winter. The horse pulled the sledge and ran quickly to the Songjiang River.
After passing Songlin High School, there was a corner building further ahead. Xu Shiyan got off the sledge at the corner building, said goodbye to everyone and walked south.
Others continued to ride the sledge north to buy things in the store.
Carrying a large basket on his back, Xu Shiyan walked for almost half an hour and finally arrived at Zhou's house opposite Donggang Middle School.
The door of Zhuanghuyuan was always open during the day, so Xu Shiyan entered the courtyard without knocking.
The Zhou family had a big green dog, which barked when Xu Shiyan came in.
The people in the room heard it and hurriedly came out to check, "Are you the third uncle of the Xu family?"
The man came out and was about twenty-four or five years old. He had a straight face and an upright appearance. He was wearing a grass-green military uniform, except that he was bald at the collar and shoulders.
He looked at Xu Shiyan for a few times and asked with a hint of confusion.
"It's not bad. After all these years of serving as a soldier, you can still recognize me." Xu Shiyan laughed when he heard this.
"When did you change jobs and come back?"
This man was none other than Zhou Qingguo, the eldest son of Zhou. He went to serve as a soldier at the age of eighteen and returned to his hometown after changing his career at the age of twenty-four.
Due to seniority, even though he is only one year younger than Xu Shiyan, he still has to call Xu Shiyan his third uncle.
"I've just been back for about a month. Third uncle, come in quickly."
When Zhou Qingguo saw Xu Shiyan, he was quite affectionate and hurriedly greeted Xu Shiyan into the room.
"Dad, Mom, it's the third uncle of the Xu family who comes to the big house." Zhou Qingguo shouted towards the house while dragging Xu Shiyan into the house.
In the east room, Zhou Zhanghe was talking to his wife. When he heard that Xu Shiyan was coming, he hurriedly went out from the back room to greet him.
"Hey, my three brothers are here? But I haven't been to Donggang for a while. What are you busy with these days?"
"Second brother, I'm going to Songjianghe to do some work today. I stopped by to see my second brother and sister-in-law."
Xu Shiyan smiled and nodded at Zhou Zhanghe as a greeting.
“I’ve been looking at ginseng in the mountains before, so I didn’t have time to come here.
Isn't this some wild boar or something cooked on the mountain? I'm thinking of sending some to my second brother and sister-in-law.
It’s not a rare thing, just something new to try.”
As Xu Shiyan spoke, he poured things out of the basket on his back.
Wild boar meat, roe deer meat, black blind man legs, and a rabbit.