Although it is winter now, it is snowing heavily.
But the main labor force in the family had to go to work to repair the dam. One day of repairing the dam was worth one workman, and one workman was worth ten cents, which was equivalent to eight cents in currency.
Villagers can also go up the mountain to try their luck at other times. Especially because the living conditions are difficult, the prey they hunt in winter does not have to be handed over to the team, and the villagers can eat by their own abilities.
So this whole winter some people didn't go to repair the dam, but went up the mountain instead.
If you come across good prey in the mountains, you can not only eat the meat, but also make leather coats from the prey's skin, or secretly sell it to the city. All of these are possible.
Currently, the Shi family's main laborers, Shi Weimin, the eldest son, and Shi Weiqiang, the third son, are busy doing hard labor on the dam construction project.
My father Shi De had been seriously injured and his legs and feet were not very flexible. Repairing the dam in winter was a very difficult job. Moreover, given his physical condition, he could only get half a day's work done. It was more practical for him to go up the mountain to hunt.
Now there are only a group of women, scholars and children left in front of the kitchen fire pit.
The housewife is Yang Dahua, the youngest daughter is Shi Xiaoli, the eldest son Shi Weimin's wife Su Zhen, and the two little ones are Shi Chengcheng and his sister Shi Doudou.
"Hey, Mom, my second brother...he..."
Shi Xiaoli, who was warming herself by the fire, suddenly saw through the window two people walking in the yard outside.
The second brother Shi Zhentang with his cold brows, and the girl following behind him... Shi Xiaoli had never seen such a beautiful girl.
She didn't realize for a moment that the pretty girl was the fool who had just arrived at Shi's house yesterday. The most important thing was that she was wearing the red jacket she had always dreamed of.
Yang Dahua, who had her back to the window, glared in dissatisfaction: "What the hell?"
That’s right, she was dissatisfied with her second son, and it was okay to scold him.
Shi Xiaoli's mind finally came to her senses, and she immediately said anxiously, "My second brother took that idiot out, and that idiot was actually wearing the red coat that grandma was reluctant to give me."
"Impossible." Yang Dahua's face suddenly changed and she stood up.
"Really? If you don't believe me, go out and see."
The mother and daughter hurried out.
Chengcheng and Doudou also wanted to chase after him immediately.
They were still young and only wanted to watch the fun, but their mother, Su Zhen, held them back and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense. Do you understand?"
The two little ones nodded.
Grandma is usually very fierce, and mom just asks them not to cause trouble. Over time, the two little ones know that they can't talk nonsense in front of grandma.
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The bright white snow covered the earth with a silver blanket. The branches were bent by the accumulated snow. From a distance, the towering mountains looked like a picturesque scene.
This is a picturesque sight worth appreciating in an age when people have enough to eat and drink, but in this age when people are hungry and thirsty, it is called bad weather.
Tian Yuzhu thought of the old man in her heart. He loved the beautiful scenery of winter!
After they left the Su family's small, dilapidated courtyard, the tall Shi Zhentang pointed in the direction and instructed her seriously, "That's the end of the village, and this is the beginning. You must remember, there's a big willow tree on the roadside in front of our house. If you get lost in the village, just follow this big willow tree to find your way back. There's also a toilet over there..."
He explained very carefully, fearing that the silly girl would not be able to find her way home after leaving the house.
After he returned to the army, no one in the Shi family except his grandmother was willing to take care of her. If she couldn't find her way home, she would freeze to death.
Tian Yuzhu silently looked in the direction of his finger: "..."
Do you really think she is stupid?!
She can see the entire small mountain village at a glance. How could she not find her way home?
"Okay."
The cold and stern voice from above came down again: "I'll test you later to see if you remember how to find your way home. Now go back to the house and stay with Grandma. I'm going up the mountain."
Uh, after all this talk, you still don’t take her up the mountain?
Seeing that the other party did not respond, Shi Zhentang lowered his eyes and saw those watery eyes fixed on his face with questioning, as if asking: Why don’t you take me up the mountain?
"cough."
He could only clench his fist and cough lightly to cover it up. Shi Zhentang said inexplicably and panickedly: "It's too cold. What if you get frozen in such a thick snow..."
"No, I'm going up the mountain."
Tian Yuzhu grabbed his clothes by the waist and said stubbornly, "I'm going."
"Oh, this...what's going on? We've only known each other for one night and we're already so close?"
At this moment, Yang Dahua's voice sounded behind him.
As soon as she and Shi Xiaoli came out, she saw the silly girl pulling Shi Zhentang's military coat, and she didn't want to miss the opportunity to mock her.
The red jacket stung her eyes and hurt them.
Yang Dahua gritted her teeth as she spoke, thinking that the damn old woman kept the coat and didn't give it to anyone, and then gave it to the fool in the blink of an eye.
What made her even more inexplicable was that such a fool was actually more handsome than her daughter Xiaoli.
Shi Zhentang frowned slightly.
He didn't even take Yang Dahua into consideration. He half turned his body to block Tian Yuzhu behind him and said, "Xiao Li, go get your cotton boots for Yuzhu to wear. She wants to go up the mountain with me."
Originally he didn't want to take her up the mountain, but now, he suddenly felt that it would be a good idea to take her away from home and go to the mountain to get some fresh air.
"What? I only have a pair of cotton boots, and I usually don't want to wear them."
Besides, those are things that I would only wear during the Chinese New Year. How could I give them to this idiot?
Shi Xiaoli couldn't help but scream as she looked at the pair of feet in tattered cloth shoes. The exposed insteps were red and had frostbite in some places. It was disgusting to look at. She would never lend them to him even if she died.
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