"Brother Zhiqing, Sister Su, Aunt Lan, let's go down the mountain, otherwise it will be dark soon."
Xiaohu was still young and didn't want to collect firewood, so he carried the backpack and led the four people down the mountain to the nearest path.
Along the way, the birds on the mountain were listening to Su Tao's cheerful chirping voice. The other three people listened to her carefully, and in order to prevent her from appearing embarrassed, they would respond from time to time.
Fortunately, they walked fast enough and returned home before dark.
As soon as Song Tanglan entered the yard, she saw that her second sister had already prepared dinner and her second brother-in-law was chopping firewood in the yard.
"You're back! Come on, give me the backpack."
Song Tanglan was just about to put down the backpack, but when she saw her second sister was about to take it, she quickly waved her hand.
"No, no, the backpack isn't heavy. I can put it down. Sis, sit down and have a rest."
Song Tangcheng didn't understand why she reacted so strongly, but he didn't think much about it.
"Okay! Then pour the mushrooms onto the dustpan to dry, clean them up, and then we'll be ready to eat."
"good."
Mushrooms should not be kept in the backpack all the time, as they will easily become suffocated if kept this way. Song Tanglan understands this.
During dinner, the couple chatted during a rare meal time, and they talked about things in the team.
They were all talking about the next arrangements and the tasks assigned to Cheng Fangyuan by the captain.
The atmosphere of such discussion was very warm, and Song Tanglan was listening with great interest.
He had heard from Song Tangcheng before that his second brother-in-law was a tractor driver in the brigade, and when the tractor was not needed, he would go to work in the fields.
The work points he earned every year were enough to support the couple, not to mention his salary as a tractor driver, so he got a lot of grain every year and had a lot of money to collect.
Many people in the brigade envied his income, but there was nothing they could do. Among so many young men in the brigade who took the tractor exam, only Cheng Fangyuan passed, so he was the only one who could take this position.
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The next day.
A new day began. Song Tanglan clearly felt that the weather was colder than yesterday. In order to avoid catching a cold, she took out a sweater and warm pants from the closet and put them on.
But even when she went out dressed like this, her cheeks still hurt from the biting cold wind.
"The temperature change is too big. It's so cold." After saying that, he blew twice into his hands.
He took out the gloves he had prepared long ago and put them on, then went back to the room to get a scarf and wrapped it around his neck. He buried his cheeks in the scarf, and only then did he feel the temperature of his cheeks gradually warming up.
Their work today was harder than the previous few days, as they had to go to the fields to harvest cabbages.
This is the perfect weather to harvest cabbage, which can be stored in the cellar. When the mountains are covered with snow, you can also have more fresh vegetables to eat.
On the way, Song Tanglan met Su Tao, and the two happily walked towards their destination together.
Su Tao's relaxed look made Song Tanglan extremely envious.
Su Tao only wore an extra coat today, and the rest of her outfit was the same as yesterday.
The cold wind around her seemed to cause no harm to her. She was still able to stand there straight. Except for her face being a little red, there was no other change.
Su Tao was also a little dumbfounded when she saw Song Tanglan's outfit.
She only felt that the wind was a little cold today, but not as exaggerated as Song Tanglan's.
At this moment, she completely forgot that she had lived with her grandparents in the north since she was a child and had long been accustomed to the temperature difference.
And Song Tanglan, whether now or in his previous life, is a typical southerner, where the coldest temperature is only a few degrees.
I have never experienced temperatures below ten degrees Celsius! ! ! !
"Lanlan, are you cold? Your face looks red from the cold."
"It's okay. I don't feel cold anymore, but my face hurts a little."
Song Tanglan touched her fair and tender face, then looked at Su Tao who hadn't changed at all, and suddenly felt weak.
"Taotao, don't you feel it?"
"It's not bad. I used to live with my grandpa and his family, and it was even colder there. By now, it should be snowing there. Right now, the temperature in the Red Star Brigade is only a few degrees, so it's not snowing yet."
Su Tao didn't think that what she said was Versailles at all. It was just that the living environment in her childhood made her accustomed to such temperature changes.
"Oh, Lanlan, I heard from the team leader that we're starting to harvest cabbages today. Once we finish harvesting all the remaining crops in the fields, we'll have to pay our grain tax. After paying the tax, we won't have to go to work anymore and can start hibernating. I think we'll get our grain distribution soon. The old educated youth told us to exchange more grain, otherwise it won't be so easy to exchange grain next year."
Song Tanglan also heard about this from her second sister and brother-in-law yesterday. Every year at this time, the Red Star Brigade picks cabbages and radishes. They don't have to go to work and start harvesting their own private plots. Every year, they plant and harvest at the right time. After a while, the weather will get colder and they can stay at home for the winter.
She heard from her second brother-in-law yesterday that the commune has decided to collect public grain in ten days, leaving only three days.
She also learned that the sooner you go to pay the public grain, the better. Otherwise, you can only take the grain back to the brigade and queue up again the next day. If you encounter any problems on the way back and forth and suffer some losses, the brigade will have to make up for it.
This not only wastes time, but also damages the interests of the team.
"I've heard about this from my second sister and the others, Taotao. You consume a lot of energy working every day, so you really need to earn more food so that you can eat well at every meal. Look, you've lost a lot of weight in just a few days."
Su Tao was immediately deflated when she heard this. She didn't want to lose weight, but she really couldn't eat enough at every meal, so it would be strange if she didn't lose weight.
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