Tao Hongying stepped on the upside-down wicker basket and was busy nailing the straw curtain. After listening to her mother-in-law's instructions, she jumped down and went down to the cave entrance with Zhao Yuru to set up the curtain.
Mrs. Li then whispered to her granddaughter, "Fu Niu, don't bring things out so suddenly in the future. Now that you can speak, you must tell grandma in advance. Otherwise, if someone sees you, they will capture you and burn you as a monster. Grandma... Grandma is no longer alive!"
Jiayin didn't expect her grandma to be so angry. In her opinion, everyone in the family can be trusted. Now that we have an independent place to live again, there is nothing wrong with improving our food. The whole family can't live frugally, but the chickens, ducks and geese in the space can eat and drink well every day...
The old lady saw her granddaughter's face full of grievances and was reluctant to part with her. She hugged her granddaughter and sighed.
"Fu Niu, grandma knows that you care about your family, and you wish you had done everything possible to plan for the family as soon as you were born. Grandma is also happy that you are filial and happy that you protect and take care of your family.
But grandma also loves you. Grandma doesn't know where these good things come from. But these are all blessings. Our family has not done anything good to help you. If you use up all the blessings in the future... will something happen to you? Grandma really doesn't dare to think about it!"
Good news ! Only then did I understand what the old lady was worried about. Her heart was really warm and helpless.
In fact, she didn't know what the space was about. She always thought in her heart that she was too lonely in her previous life. God was pitiful and gave her a chance to have her loved ones again. This space was her golden finger to protect her loved ones.
But grandma doesn't know!
It turned out that when she took out things again and again, thinking that she was protecting and taking care of her family, grandma was actually so worried and conflicted.
Thinking about it carefully, my father knows how to hunt and gather wild products, so he won't go hungry for the time being.
I really got a little carried away just now!
She quickly hugged her grandma's neck to reassure the old lady.
"Grandma, I'm obedient."
The old lady hugged her granddaughter's soft little body and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she listened to her advice.
"It's because the family is useless and it's dragging you down. You, a little girl, have to worry about all this. I just hope to settle down as soon as possible, and the family will have a good life. You just need to grow up well!"
The mountain wind roared, and he got into the cave for a while. Lu, seeing the grandfather and grandson like this, he didn't dare to disturb them and ran away again.
In the canyon, most of the villagers were still busy around the campfire.
The night is very cold, but everyone's heart is warm.
Weaving straw curtains, fetching and boiling water, cooking and washing, there were endless tasks and endless things to say.
Li Laosan had made a pile of mud early. Hearing his wife's shouts, he called Li Laosi and Jiayi Jiahuan, and they went to the cave together.
Jiayi followed the ladder, carrying a wooden bucket of mud, and climbed up in twos and twos like a monkey.
Then, he stood at the entrance of the cave, and Li Laosi began to throw stones upward.
Each of the stones was as big as a small pottery pot, but in the hands of the uncle and nephew, they were as light as sweet potatoes, and they threw them up while playing.
Others were jealous and came to ask for help.
So, after the uncle and nephew finished throwing their own stones, they went from cave to cave to help.
By the time they returned home, Li Laosan and his family had already set up the earthen stove and started to light the fire.
There are two small pots of my own on the earth stove, one to boil water for vegetable porridge, and the other to cook sweet potatoes.
It's just that there is no curtain at the entrance of the cave, so the mountain wind blows in and the smoke flows in, choking everyone and coughing.
Li Laosan scratched the back of his head naively, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Tomorrow we will build more than half of the entrance of the cave, block it with a straw curtain, and find wood to fasten a chimney to let the smoke out."
"Okay, that's good. After dinner, put the basket outside the door. Anyway, Get out of the wind."
Mrs. Li comforted her son. Compared with sleeping in the woods, this is already very good.
Soon, the two naughty boys Jia An and Jia Xi also came back.
It's rare for a family to get together and have a quiet dinner.
Mrs. Li was very happy and cut three salted duck eggs. The family ate sorghum rice porridge and boiled sweet potatoes with relish.
The cave is very simple, and even the entrance of the cave is whistling with wind, which is not very warm.
But the family does not have to worry about wild beasts suddenly appearing, or insects and snakes crawling on their bodies, which is extremely satisfying.
There was nothing to say all night, and everyone was even busier the next morning.
After a simple meal, everyone went into the forest together.
Chopping firewood, mowing grass, picking up wild products, even cutting down trees, digging barrels, and making chimneys, every family is busy.
After all, we have to live here all winter, and we know that there will be heavy snow that will close the mountains. If we don't stock up on firewood and food at this time, we are simply courting death.
The rest of the Li family went down except Mrs. Li, who held Jiayin to look after the house.
Li Laosan thought that the cave was too small and difficult to use, so he started to toss under the cliff after cutting down the tree.
He was also very handy. Not only did he make a chimney, but he also nailed a square table and several small benches.
I was afraid that Jiayin would be too small to sit on, so I made an extra small chair with a backrest.
Jiayin lay on the straw mat at the entrance of the cave and looked down to watch the excitement.
In fact, she has a lot of these wooden utensils in her space, but it is not convenient to take them out at this time.
Not to mention that Liu Biaotou and his son would definitely keep in contact with each other, but there was also Doctor Zhang who was eyeing him.
If any clues are discovered, no one will do anything to her, but it will always cause trouble for the family.
Everyone is like hard-working ants, perfecting their caves bit by bit as much as possible.
The Li family not only has to take care of themselves, but also helps the Liu family.
Because the village chief's aunt is in poor health, Uncle Zhao and the others are either lame or have disabled hands, so it is always inconvenient to work.
In addition, there is Dr. Zhang, who can not only treat patients, but also cannot do anything else.
After all, in the cave next door, only Liu Biaotou's family and the village chief could still be regarded as a labor force.
Perhaps God does have some preference for everyone, as the weather these days has actually been warmer than before.
This gave everyone plenty of time, and the piles of firewood rose up immediately under the cliff, and there were three in a pile.
Especially the one next to Li's house is almost at the same level as the entrance of the cave. It is built on the cliff. It not only blocks the wind, but also allows you to reach for firewood, which is very convenient.
Of course, when the burning is over, they still have to go down to get firewood, but this already makes Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying very satisfied.
Li Laosi took the young men in the village to hunt in the mountains every day. There were no big prey, but there were many rabbits and pheasants.
After that, peel off the skin and remove the internal organs, apply coarse salt on it, put it outside the hole, and let it dry in two or three days.
In winter, a large pot of dried vegetables and stew is enough for the whole family to have a toothpaste.
Jiayin had nothing to do and began to think about helping.
While she and her grandma were alone in the cave, she asked her grandma for her opinion. She took out two half-old mattresses from the small space courtyard and quietly placed them under the withered grass.
This completely blocks the cold air coming out from below and makes it difficult to be discovered. With linoleum and quilts spread over it, the bed becomes much thicker.
Jiaren also carried the two hot water bottles he had brought to the college.
One on the men's side and one on the women's side.
At night, I drank boiling hot water, tucked it into the bed, stepped on it with my cold feet, and soon my whole body was warmed up. Everyone sighed in comfort.
Jiaxi Jiaan was naughty and curious, and even wanted to open the bag to take a look, but Mrs. Li slapped her in the face.
"If you dare to open it and talk nonsense, you won't be able to eat anymore."
Jiaxi Jiaan immediately became honest, huddled in the bed, exposed his little head, and whispered from time to time.
Jiayin was tired from the day's work and fell asleep. She was disturbed by her brother's noise and could not sleep well. Mrs. Li knocked her grandchildren one by one again, and the cave immediately became quiet...
That night, the third heavy snow fell. When the villagers got up early, they went down to the cave, and the snow was up to their knees.
Everyone was glad that they had not been lazy before, otherwise they would have been blinded at a time like this.
Fortunately, the small waterfall has a lot of water and the pool is not frozen. Everyone does not have to worry about fetching water once a day.
In this way, after three or four days of cat chatting, Li Laosi became a little restless.
He climbed to the cave next door and discussed with the village chief and Liu Biaotou that he wanted to go out and have a look.
If you can hunt, hunt. If you encounter people, even better. Always ask what's going on outside.
Otherwise, after the New Year, it would be a bad thing if you walked out and ran directly into the arms of a barbarian.