"Wife." There was helplessness in the voice.
Knowing his secret, Zhong Yuxiu narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Come on, I won't embarrass you. I know you've been eyeing me for a long time."
Yan Rushan's ears felt slightly hot, because he had been eyeing him for a long time.
"The second and third yards have been cleaned, but the first one has not been cleaned yet. We just arrived and have not prepared anything. We don't even have firewood, so we have to go to the mountains to collect firewood. After cleaning the yard, we all have to take a bath to feel refreshed." Zhong Yuxiu returned to the topic with her joy still on her face.
Yan Rushan looked up at his wife and nodded. He then looked at Fang Guozhong who was coming back with a wooden bucket outside. "Comrade Fang, you and Yuxiu can rest for a while. I'll go to the mountains to collect some firewood."
"I'll go with you." Fang Guozhong said.
"I'll go too." Zhong Yuxiu said.
Yan Rushan held her hand and said with a smile, "You don't have to go. When I went to the countryside before, I often did the work of collecting firewood. I will pick out some small dry firewood and dead wood to use. When grandpa and the others come, we will go into the mountains to collect more firewood in the afternoon."
"Then I'll clean the front yard. Comrade Zhong, you can take a rest." He originally wanted to take a break before going back to work, but Comrade Yan Rushan was collecting firewood at this stall, so it would not be right for him to take a rest.
Zhong Yuxiu said, "I'm not tired. Collecting firewood is no problem."
"Don't be so stubborn."
Zhong Yuxiu: You have a misunderstanding of your daughter-in-law.
Yan Rushan pinched her soft hand and said soothingly, "I can do it alone, you don't have to go. It's settled. If you can't stay here for a while, please make the mattress and quilt in our room."
"Okay, be careful when you go up the mountain. I don't know if there are any large wild animals in the mountains here."
"I know. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
After saying goodbye to his wife, Yan Rushan went to the kitchen and found a stick suitable for using as a shoulder pole. He then dug out two long hemp ropes and went out, choosing a mountain closest to the village.
Even the nearest mountain is more than ten minutes away from the village.
When you reach the foot of the mountain, you can see many cultivated fields; the fields are covered with a layer of leaves, some of which are rotten, some are yellowish, and some are almost turning into pieces of residue.
There was only one road leading up the mountain, opened up by the villagers. Yan Rushan followed this road into the mountain. New to this precious place, he didn't know what the mountain was like, so he didn't choose to go deep into the mountains. Instead, he picked up some dry branches and firewood on the edge of the mountain. Don't even think about getting any large dry branches and firewood here; the villagers had already picked up some of them.
house.
Fang Guozhong rested for a while and said to Zhong Yuxiu, "Comrade Zhong, I'm going to clean the courtyard first. You should have a good rest."
After watching Fang Guozhong leave for the courtyard, Zhong Yuxiu dusted herself off and returned to her room to retrieve the quilt and mattress from Guizili. She spread the mattress on the bed frame, and since there was no middle mattress or straw underneath, she used two layers. The bed was close to the ground, which was rich in earthy air and humidity. Farmers' custom was to use either a middle mattress or straw.
Straw can isolate some of the earth's air and moisture. Not only that, straw also has the effect of keeping warm. As long as the straw is replaced regularly every year, you will not easily be invaded by moisture while sleeping.
Since she was only sleeping there for a few days, she never thought of going to the village to buy straw.
After making up their rooms, Yuxiu took turns making up the bedding in the rooms where her grandfather and the two children lived, covering the quilts with duvet covers. After the beds were made, there was nothing to do. Yan Rushan had not returned, and the others had not chosen their rooms, so making the beds was impossible.
Instead of making the beds, she could put covers on the quilts and find a few wardrobes in each room to set up; after they chose the rooms, at least one step would be saved.
After doing all this, Fang Guozhong finished cleaning the first courtyard. He never stopped. He took the broom and shovel at home and cleaned all the way from the third courtyard to the gate of the first courtyard. He stopped only when he was sure that it was clean.
At this time, Yan Rushan also came back carrying a load of firewood.
Fang Guozhong looked up and saw the firewood on Yan Rushan's shoulders, and immediately went to him, "Comrade Yan, let me do it, you go sit over there and rest for a while." Carrying the firewood all the way back with this kind of wooden stick that separated people from each other, you can imagine how painful it was.
The shoulder poles used in daily life are made of large bamboos. Large bamboos are wide and light, which can reduce and share part of the weight. There are also wide shoulder poles made of wood. Wide shoulder poles made of wood can share part of the weight, but shoulder poles made of wood are also heavier than those made of bamboo.
Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Bamboo is light and can share the weight, but it is not durable; wood is heavier. Once it is carried on the shoulder, it will definitely feel heavy and cannot be as durable as wood.
Yan Rushan handed the load to him, shook his hands, and raised his hand to press the shoulder that was pressed by the carrying pole; it was really painful, the round stick was pressing on a point on the shoulder, how could it not hurt?
"Where's Yuxiu?"
Fang Guozhong carried his load and walked towards the kitchen, replying as he walked, "Comrade Zhong is in the third courtyard. He was throwing in the quilts before, and he should have finished by now."
"I'll go take a look. Comrade Fang, please take the firewood to the kitchen."
“It should be.”
Fang Guozhong didn't even turn his head as he carried the firewood towards the kitchen yard. The load was so rubbing against his shoulders that even he, who thought he was tough, couldn't bear it for a short while.
Yan Rushan massaged his shoulders and walked inside. When he arrived at the third courtyard, he went to the room they had chosen first, but he didn't see his wife. He had to look for her one by one. Finally, he found his wife in the fourth empty room. She was sitting on a stool and fanning herself with her hands.
"Yuxiu, I'm back."
Zhong Yuxiu turned around suddenly. His face was flushed red, and it was obvious that he was sunburned. "Come here, let me fan you."
"No, just take a cold shower later." Using cold water to get rid of the heat is the most comfortable thing.
"When did you develop this habit?" Zhong Yuxiu said helplessly, "Cold water can remove heat, but you just worked up a sweat and your face is sunburned. A cold shower will cause the cold air to flow through your dilated pores and accumulate in your body, making you even more uncomfortable."
Yan Rushan walked forward and sat down on the ground in front of her, his handsome face full of smiles. "Don't worry, I know what to do."
"I know you know your limits, but you can't ruin your health like this. Now that you're back, there must be firewood. We still have to boil water for a bath." Worry about him overwhelmed her laziness, and Zhong Yuxiu pulled him up and walked towards the kitchen.
Yan Rushan let her pull him away and followed her with a smile on his face; the feeling of being a daughter-in-law was so good, and it was not something you could get at any time.
"Comrade Zhong, Comrade Yan, how did you get here?" Fang Guozhong looked at the two people holding hands, the white and red forming a sharp contrast; Zhong Yuxiu's fingers were white and delicate, and Yan Rushan's hands still had cracks because he came back from collecting firewood, and coupled with the sun's exposure, they were naturally abnormally red.
It was through this comparison that Fang Guozhong discovered that Yan Rushan was severely exposed to the sun.
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