By the beginning of the first lunar month, all the wheat had been planted.
After resting for about ten days, the village chief began to gather everyone to level the road.
This is the only shortcut from Laolin Village to the foot of the mountain.
Previously, our ancestors had sealed it off with array formations, so we had to take other, longer routes.
Now that the formation has been broken, they need to quickly repair it.
I'll go down the mountain before the New Year to buy some things for the holiday.
This is a very short road; it only takes a day to travel there and back by oxcart.
So the villagers were very enthusiastic, and as soon as the village chief called, everyone went.
Weeding and leveling the road surface were all done by the women.
The men all went to pick up small stones and spread them on the ground.
It wasn't laid very densely; it was just a thin layer.
This way, you can walk even on rainy days without getting muddy.
This was just a suggestion Xiaoxiao made to the village chief.
Even if you want it to be level, then do it all at once.
While the villagers are all very enthusiastic right now, let's put in a little more effort.
Anyway, there's nothing else to do right now.
Xiao Xiao's initial idea was to use lime, like building a drying dam, to level the ground.
But we don't know how long this road is.
If it takes too long, it will take a lot of time and effort.
So the village chief decided to deal with this matter later.
First, lay a shallow layer. Although it will be uncomfortable to walk on, it is much better than a completely dirt road.
It would be even better if cement were used to level the ground.
However, they didn't have the ability to buy cement.
It's fair to say I've never even seen it before.
There is definitely a lot of power in a large number of people.
In addition, some other villages saw what Laolin Village did and followed suit.
The people of Laolin Village were naturally very happy and did not retreat; they continued to work together to repair the road.
They passed through five villages, and people came from all five villages.
With everyone working together, they actually managed to build the road all the way to the foot of the mountain.
We originally thought it would take more than a month to build this road down the mountain.
Unexpectedly, the villagers in each village were so enthusiastic that the road surface was paved in less than 20 days.
The village chief then had two more cart frames made.
Then they can drive the oxcart down the mountain to buy things.
Fortunately, he was wise enough to buy all three cows in the village.
It was called a purchase, but in reality, it was just a symbolic gift of some grain.
Yuan Shitou, Fan Tiesheng, and the others went hunting in the mountains again.
Hunting in winter is tough, especially in the mountains where the wind blows so hard it feels like it's piercing your bones.
Yuan Shitou didn't want to go at first, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of Fan Tiesheng and his other friends, so he had no choice but to go along.
Actually, he really wanted to stay home with Xiaoxiao, who is pregnant now, and he was afraid that something might happen to him.
As soon as winter arrived, Xiaoxiao was given a holiday from school.
She is naturally sensitive to the cold, and in winter her hands and feet feel icy cold.
I wish I could stay in bed all day and never get up.
So the students were given a holiday early.
They were given a lot of homework and told to go back and study on their own.
School will reopen in early February next year.
She did it entirely based on her own body.
It didn't follow the standards of a regular school at all.
Since it's all organized by our own village, no one will say anything.
She's in a special period right now, so she can do whatever she wants.
It will be fine after I have the baby.
Yuan Shitou and his team have once again achieved great success.
Not only were there several wild boars, but there were also countless pheasants and rabbits.
There are also two goats and one deer.
These items are divided according to the number of hunters killed.
When Yuan Shitou returned home, he handed all these things over to his mother. He did not intend to take them down the mountain to sell.
The day I agreed to meet with Uncle Lin hasn't arrived yet.
He was afraid that if he went too early, Uncle Lin wouldn't have bought everything he needed.
These meats won't last that long either.
Xiao Xiao's mouth watered when she heard there was mutton and venison.
They kept insisting that Yuan's mother make them mutton hot pot.
A bowl of steaming hot mutton soup is just what you need in the dead of winter.
Make an extra spicy dipping sauce.
They must have been sweating profusely from eating.
As for the venison, she thought it would be good to use it for barbecue or stir-fry.
Seeing his wife's greedy expression, Yuan Shitou felt extremely sorry for her.
Look how much he's drooling over his wife! How can he be so incompetent?
No, he has to go into the mountains again.
He would ask his wife what she wanted to eat, and then he would go and get it.
Only Yuan's mother knew that a pregnant woman could eat whatever she wanted.
If I don't get to eat it, I'll dream about it all the time.
So no matter what Xiaoxiao wanted to eat, Yuan's mother would let her have her way.
We have everything we need at home now, and we don't lack anything.
They will never stop feeding her.
My baby is five months pregnant now, but her belly isn't very big.
Especially in winter, people wear thicker clothes.
Without a close look, you wouldn't be able to tell that she was pregnant.
Yuan Shitou knew that Xiao Xiao would get very cold in winter.
They selected some good rabbit fur and had Yuan's mother make a fur coat for Xiaoxiao.
It also has a ring of squirrel fur around its neck.
I originally planned to make clothes for Xiaoxiao using bear or tiger skin.
The short story is that he doesn't want anything.
They said that wearing that thing felt like it put a lot of pressure on them.
I think I'll just not wear it.
Besides, if we sell it, we're sure to get a good price.
Keeping it at home for personal use would be a waste.
They live in the mountains and have countless kinds of fur, so there is no need for them to use tiger skins and bear skins.
Isn't this rabbit pelt perfectly fine?
It feels soft and warm to the touch.
It's especially warm when worn.
Knowing that she was most afraid of the cold, Yuan's mother not only made her a fur coat but also a fur skirt.
Yes, it's a skirt, not pants.
This skirt is also very special. When you unfold it, it's a large piece of leather. Once you wrap it around your waist and tie it up, it becomes a skirt.
It can be worn by people of all sizes, and it's also very warm.
He was wearing boots made of wild boar skin, with a layer of rabbit skin inside.
They even made a special hand cage for her.
It's made of rabbit fur inside and out, which makes it look very luxurious.
Mother Yuan put a lot of thought and effort into making this, and it took her a long time to finish.
Even with these things, Xiaoxiao won't get cold.
But she still gave the students a holiday every winter.
I don't know if it's just psychological.
As soon as I stepped outside, the wind on my face chilled me to the bone.
Even though she's wearing such thick clothes, Xiaoxiao won't go outside.
Actually, their place isn't as cold as the north.
If it snows twice a year, it's considered quite cold.
Perhaps it's because they live in the mountains, where the mountain winds are quite strong.
So it felt especially cold.
Especially at night, you can hear the wind howling.
I felt particularly uneasy.
Fortunately, their house was built quite sturdily.
If it were still a thatched house like before, with drafts coming from all sides.
It would be strange if someone didn't freeze to death.
Yuan Shitou went down the mountain sometime in the first few days of the twelfth lunar month.
They took all their belongings down to sell, and also brought back the things Uncle Lin had bought for them.
Since it was their first time taking this shortcut, the group set off in an oxcart after dinner.
It was still midnight when they knocked on Uncle Lin's door.
It was only noon when I got back.
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