Qin Nian pulled Li Pozi just like Geng Feng had pulled her before.
In many places, Qin Nian simply held Mrs. Li under her armpits. She was so strong now that she could even hold a living person.
After crossing the ridge and reaching the top of the mountain, Qin Nian gently put Mrs. Li down.
Before this, Mrs. Li had only heard that there was a spring on the mountain, which Qin Nian called the Shy Spring.
This time she finally saw it with her own eyes.
The spring water is incredibly clear, flowing loudly, telling the story of the years.
It's very cool standing by the mountain spring.
Qin Nian took Mrs. Li's hand and walked past the mountain spring. There was a field where wheat was planted this year.
It is green and already half a foot high.
Qin Nian thought back to last year, more than a month earlier than now, when she and Geng Feng had worked hard to plow the land, prepare the ridges, and eat.
Qin Nian's big eyes were moist.
Mrs. Li sighed, “Oh, I have lived in the village for half my life, and I never thought there is such a piece of land behind the ridge.
Jane is amazing.”
She was short of words and didn't know how to describe it.
Walking across that field, we reached the opposite slope, which was covered with dandelions flowers.
Qin Nian was in a trance for a moment, as if only a year had passed and it seemed like this was the first time he had walked here.
But the young man who once stayed by her side is now nowhere to be found.
Last year, the watermelons and cantaloupes here were so sweet that they made my heart ache.
We didn’t replant this year. The seeds that fell to the ground grew on their own.
Mrs. Li exclaimed in admiration and followed Qin Nian to the front of the cave.
Qin Nian squatted down, reached under a big rock and took out a big key.
Last year, she and Geng Feng placed their keys in the same place. Geng Feng never changed this habit and kept the keys in the same place.
After unlocking the cave door, Qin Nian and Mrs. Li walked into the cave.
There was a pile of thick grass inside, with Geng Feng's bedding spread on the grass, and a piece of clothing he often wore hanging on a thick branch leaning against the wall.
Qin Nian started to work, first carrying Geng Feng's quilt outside and hanging it on the tree trunk.
Then he carried out the pile of hay that Geng Feng had gotten. It had been such a long time, Qin Nian was afraid that the hay would get wet, so he put it outside to let the wind blow it, and then brought it back later.
Qin Nian thought about making a wooden bed and putting it in the cave, so that whoever came to rest here in the future could use it.
She took out all the things she needed from the space and cleaned the cave again.
At this time, Mrs. Li looked carefully at the rocks in the cave and found that they were all basalt.
Such stones are very hard and will not collapse even if a fire is lit in the cave.
Geng Feng has rich experience in living in the mountains. He must have realized this point, which is why he dared to light a fire in the cave all night a month ago.
After realizing this, Mrs. Li went outside, selected a few suitable stones, brought them back, and built a simple stove near the entrance of the cave.
Geng Feng still had a lot of firewood, so Mrs. Li lit a fire, went to the Mimosa Spring and brought back a bucket of water to wash the rice, and put the small iron pot on the stove.
Half a pot of porridge was cooked, and the grandfather and grandson each ate a bowl.
After dinner, Qin Nian said that he wanted to order a wooden rack above and below the stone platform where the bucket was placed to place chopping boards, pots and other miscellaneous items.
She entered the space and went to the warehouse where her father kept his sundries. This time she found the most useful thing at the moment - a chainsaw.
I continued looking and found a lot more nails.
Qin Nian looked at those nails and wondered why her father bought so many nails back then.
Maybe she had a feeling that she would be able to use these things in her life?
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why he bought several kilograms of nails and put them in a plastic bucket.
Qin Nian came out with an electric saw, selected a big tree in the woods, and cut it down very quickly.
Remove the tree head and roots, cut into sections, peel off the bark, and break into planks.
Qin Nian hid the chainsaw into the space and moved the wooden boards into the cave.
Mrs. Li was a little surprised: "Xiao Nian, you finished the board so quickly?"
Qin Nian said vaguely: "These few pieces were just sawed, the others were made by Geng Feng.
There were still many cut trees in the woods that had been sawn by Geng Feng, and he might have wanted to order a rack that day.
Probably he didn’t wait for the nails, and he never came back after he got home, which saved us a lot of trouble.”
Mrs. Li didn't look closely, nor did she doubt it.
Qin Nian took a hammer and spent the whole afternoon hammering away at the nails, finally creating a very sturdy wooden shelf on which to place cutting boards, pots, bowls and other sundries.
Small jars, buckets, rice and noodles are placed under the wooden rack.
After an afternoon of work, Qin Nian had tidied up the cave quite nicely.
Dusk will take a while to come.
Qin Nian went out and brought back the grass that was hanging out to dry. She had turned it over several times in the afternoon and it was completely dry.
The bedding they brought from home was also hung outside and taken back together with Geng Feng's bedding.
Spread the bedding, and there is a smell of sunshine.
Qin Nian started to cook dinner.
She kneaded a piece of dough and set it aside to let it rise. Then she took out a small piece of meat from the space, chopped it up, and fried the meat sauce.
Roll the dough into extremely thin sheets, fold it, and cut it into thin noodles.
After cooking, rinse it with cold water, neither too cold nor too hot, just right.
The grandparents and grandchildren each had a large bowl of noodles with meat sauce.
After finishing their meal and washing up, Qin Nian closed and hung up the cave door, and the two of them lay down.
They were all tired after a whole day, and even though they had changed places, they still fell asleep quickly. Qin Nian woke up in the middle of the night.
After a rough estimate, it should be past the hour of Hai.
Qin Nian sat up.
Granny Li woke up immediately: "Xiao Nian, why are you sitting up? Do you want to go to the bathroom? Grandma will go with you."
No matter how capable a girl is during the day, she will be afraid of the dark at night.
Qin Nian shook his head: "I don't want to be convenient.
Grandma, I'm a little worried. Will the killer go back tonight? If he can't find us, will he kill Aunt Geng's whole family?"
Mrs. Li was also very worried:
"The killers are inhumane. They don't know who we have offended, but they want to kill us."
"Grandma, why don't we go down the mountain and go back to the village to take a look. If Aunt Geng's family is okay, we can go to the county town tomorrow morning.
Last time I bought a lot of flour and rice, and also some meat. This time I'm going to buy some vegetables.
However, you don’t need to buy too much. In a month at most, the vegetables grown by the Mimosa Spring will be ready for consumption.”
Mrs. Li looked at Qin Nian and said, "Go down the mountain by yourself. I'll wait for you there.
If the killer really goes, you will be distracted if I am around. If you go by yourself, you will be quicker."
Qin Nian shook his head firmly: "No, I can't leave you alone in such a big mountain.
If you don't know Kung Fu, you'll be in danger if there's a wild beast."
"This wooden door is quite strong, and there is fire in the cave. If there are really wild beasts, they will also be afraid of fire."
Qin Nian still disagreed: "This mountain stretches for thousands of miles. I don't agree to leave you alone in the mountain."
Granny Li knew that Qin Nian cared about her, so she nodded: "Then let's go, grandma will accompany you down the mountain."
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