"No, no, no! This is too dangerous! Not to mention that the strong laborers at home are so free, even if they squeeze out a day, the families will not agree. If something happens and the pillars are gone, what will you do at home?"

"What they say is not unreasonable. The secretary pondered carefully for a while and said, "Gangzi, I understand the kindness of you who want everyone to buy more things, but there are many fierce beasts in the mountains, and you may not be able to come back intact if you go, this risk is too great, the team will definitely not be organized, and I can't send work points to the people who go up the mountain." Personally, there are those of you who are willing to follow Gangzi, and I have no objection. Anyway, the things that are scavenged belong to the people who go to them, and the risks are borne by the individuals themselves. ”

After the secretary finished speaking, Xiang Jiu jumped out and said, "Gangzi, I'll follow you." ”

Not to mention picking up some game and stocking up on dried wild vegetables for the winter, if you are lucky enough to dig up the ginseng of the year on the plant, won't there be a dowry? Although the mother-in-law has not accepted him wholeheartedly, the opportunity is for those who are prepared.

Following Xiang Jiu, two more young men who grew up wearing the same crotch pants as Xiang Jiu raised their hands, expressing their willingness to follow Xiang Gang into the mountain.

Feng Junda, the little son of the president's family, has had nowhere else to go during the summer vacation since he broke away from the Red Soldier Organization, except for occasionally participating in even collective work at school, and he is basically working at home. I heard that Xiang Gang was going up the mountain, and he jumped out and said that he wanted to go too, but he was slapped on the head by the president.

Other people are itching to be itching, and they don't have the guts in the end.

What else can Xiang Gang say?

agreed with Xiang Jiusan on the departure time and went home.

"Gangzi won't go to the ground together today?"

After Xiang Gang left, the members who were used to him going down to the ground to help asked the secretary.

The secretary glanced at him: "What's the matter?

"Hey...... Hey, hey, hey......"

The members laughed a few times and went to the ground with a shout.

"Dad, why are you stopping me?" Feng Junda muttered dissatisfiedly as he walked.

The president glared at him angrily: "What are you doing? I see you going to die? Every month and a half, I don't hear the wolf howl one after another in the mountains?

"Brother Gangzi, aren't they not afraid? Aren't they going to kill wolves, don't they know how to climb trees and hide when they encounter a run?" Feng Junda kicked the stones on the road in frustration.

If you want to talk to your old classmates, her man's eyes are terrifying. She has been back for so many days, but she has not been able to meet her outside, and she originally wanted to talk to her about the new discovery of dyed grass. But don't you dare to go to her house, I heard that her grandfather is a marshal, and her father is also powerful, and she is afraid of being beaten if she doesn't agree with her......

"Gangzi is Gangzi, you are you. If you want to go, you can get married, and my grandson will give birth to me, no matter which mountain you want to go to!" the president huffed and shook his hand and left.

Feng Junda: "......"

It's not that he's not allowed to go for a long time. Who dares to guarantee that if you get married, you will be able to give birth to a child? Even if you can, there will be a long time between marriage and childbirth.

"Dad, can you be reasonable!"

"Lao Tzu is happy!"

“……”

At that time, Xiang Gang returned home and found that his daughter-in-law was alone, and asked suspiciously: "Where are your parents?"

"Dad heard that the hydropower station is about to be built, and we will be able to get electricity here, so I was happy and accompanied the old man to watch the excitement. Mom went to the second aunt's house to ask for advice on the practice of moldy tofu, but I couldn't smell the smell of moldy tofu recently, so I didn't go with it. ”

After speaking, Yingfang smiled flatteringly and asked the man: "Why don't you go to the cave to have a look while your parents haven't come back?" I miss the scenery on the mountain a little. ”

It's the rhythm of starting from your own cellar.

Xiang Gang was speechless.

"Daughter-in-law ......"

"Okay, not a word!"

Alas, men are not easy to do.

As a good man who loves his daughter-in-law, he should give the word "line" if he doesn't have a word at this time.

But out of concern for his daughter-in-law, he didn't dare to accept her casually.

From home to the cave, even if you walk through the super flat tunnel that is neatly organized by Xiaojin, the distance will always be there, and it will not automatically shorten.

"By the way, I haven't told you the secretary's reply yet. ”

He certainly didn't agree. Ying Fang had a "I already knew" expression on her face.

Xiang Gang choked: "I didn't agree, Uncle Ah Jiu and his two partners were willing to follow me up the mountain." In that case, our plan won't work. ”

"It's okay, isn't there a tunnel dug by Xiaojin? Let's just come by ourselves, harvest it, transport it to the provincial capital, and donate it to the flood-stricken areas through the troops. Ying Fang enthusiastically proposed, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good idea, mainly because she didn't have to watch a large amount of grain rot in the ground.

Xiang Gang thought about it carefully and felt that it was inappropriate. After all, this hill belongs to the commune and the collective. They don't care about what they eat, but they can transport it out in large quantities, isn't it no different from stealing collective assets?

"Why don't you wait for your parents to come back and discuss with them before making a decision? That's a pity!" Ying Fang stroked her raised stomach, if it weren't for her inconvenience, as for being so troublesome, one person and one snake would directly handle it.

Xiang Gang saw that she really wanted to go for a walk in the mountains, and said, "Then you wait for me, I'll borrow a bicycle and come back." ”

"What are you borrowing a bicycle for?"

"Borrow it and you'll know. ”

Xiang Gang moved quickly, and after going out for a while, he rode back on an iron triangle, raised one hand over his shoulder and carried it into the house, first removed the big bed, then lifted the cellar lid, carried the bicycle down the cellar, and turned back to greet Yingfang: "Didn't you say that you want to go around the mountain? I'll ride a bicycle to take you." But let me say okay first, let's move quickly, otherwise my mother will come back and can't find anyone, come in and take a look, yes, I can't hide anything. If you can't hide it, it's bad to frighten her. ”

Ying Fang glared at him with disgust: "I won't pull my hind legs." ”

The two lit an oil lamp and hung it on the front of the car, Yingfang sat in the back and was fine, Xiang Gang was miserable, his head touched the top of the tunnel, and he had to hunch his waist, lower his head, and squint and kick forward.

"This road is much smoother than the village road, and it is smoother than the newly built road in Xiashan Town. When the road outside is so smooth, I will take you for a ride every day. Xiang Gang sighed while riding.

Even though the oil lamp is protected by a glass cover, it flickers on and off on the way. Fortunately, the tunnel was cleaned up by Xiao Jin, and the ride was quite smooth.

Estimating that it was almost there, Xiang Gang slowed down, gasped slightly, and said: "If we have a chance, let's buy another flashlight, and the one issued by the army will be put in the family home, and the one that is bought will be kept here." How bright the flashlight shines, it can illuminate dozens of meters away when unscrewed, and it doesn't take much time to ride it. ”

"Good. Yingfang calculated that the industrial vouchers she had accumulated should be enough to buy a flashlight.

"It's here, slow down, your feet are solid. ”

Xiang Gang stabilized the handlebar, waited for his daughter-in-law to stand firmly, threw his long legs, got off the bicycle, and then leaned the car against the tunnel entrance, moved the stones on the opening, and helped his daughter-in-law climb up the cave step by step.

"The air in the mountains is just different, it's much cooler!"

Yingfang stretched her waist, but because she was pregnant, she didn't dare to stretch too much.

Shu unfolded and pulled to the bamboo forest that had just gone to produce bamboo shoots.

"When my parents didn't come back, I took out some bamboo shoots and went back, saying that you dug them in the mountains. ”

"Good. Xiang Gang didn't have a problem with her, and saw that she had no appetite when it was hot, and it was good to have fresh food to appetize, so he took an old basket left in the cave, accompanied her to the bamboo forest to dig a few bamboo shoots, and walked around the cave for a while.

Smelling her, Kim appeared up to her out of nowhere, flicked his tail slightly, and threw her a vine.

"Yes, how did I forget, at this time, the wild grapes on the mountain are ripe. Yingfang picked a few grapes on the vine and ate them, waving the vine and said happily.

"The day after tomorrow, I will go up the mountain with Uncle Ah Jiu and them to pick up more for you. Xiang Gang said busily.

Implication –

The daughter-in-law is almost out of the house, and if we don't go back, the mother-in-law should be in a hurry.

Yingfang had no choice but to wave her claws at Xiao Jin and regretfully return the same way.

Sure enough, as soon as I got home, before the bicycle was pushed out of the room, Jiang Xinrou's voice talking to the aunt next door sounded at the gate of the courtyard.

Seeing Xiang Gang pushing his bicycle out of the house, both of them were stunned for a moment.

"Where are you going?"

"Oh, I asked the secretary to borrow a car to do something, and I was about to pay him back. Xiang Gang replied calmly.

The two women comrades didn't pay attention for a while, and only after seeing Xiang Gang throw his legs and get on the car and ride away, did they react in hindsight:

"How do you get out of the house?"

"Will it be scrubbed in the backyard? I see the car is very clean. ”

"Maybe......"

Jiang Xinrou isolated the aunt and entered the house after chatting a few words.

When I saw my daughter, I asked, "What did my son-in-law do in the morning?" Why did you ask the secretary to borrow a car...... Hey, why are there so many bamboo shoots? Where did they come from?"

"Your son-in-law dug it up the mountain. Ying Fang patted her leg and told a little lie, feeling a little empty in her heart, "Mom, how do you say these bamboo shoots are better? Why don't you eat most of them fresh, and leave a little bit for sour bamboo shoots?"

Jiang Xinrou was immediately pulled away from the topic, and pondered around a pile of bamboo shoots: "Okay, such fresh bamboo shoots, they must be delicious when eaten fresh." Why don't you make grilled bamboo shoots, sister-in-law's grilled bamboo shoots, keep them so that you still want to eat them. I'll call her to go, and I'll see that we'll eat together at noon today. Your dad who knows when they will come back......"

The old man and his entourage did not return until the meal was ordered.

At the dinner table, he complained about the hydropower station.

I heard that this hydropower station is directly supervised by the provincial government, and it does not recruit workers from the local government, but allocates people and building materials from the province.

"Regardless of the local recruitment, most of them have to transfer personnel from the army, where does the government get so many people. Xiao Sanye took a bite of roasted bamboo shoots, the first half of the sentence was still complaining, and the second half of the sentence turned on the mode of praising non-stop, "Hmm, this bamboo shoot is really delicious, Sister-in-law Fu went to the vegetable market today?

"How can it be in time!" Jiang Xinrou said, "This is a small digging up the mountain, a basket full of it, first eat a meal of roasted bamboo shoots to satisfy your cravings, and the rest, you can eat as much as you say." ”

"Are there still bamboo shoots digging on the mountain?" the old man was interested when he heard it, "Is the mountain road easy to walk?"

If it's easy to go, he wants to go up and go around.

"Old man, forget it, this is your age, it's not very easy to walk a flat road, and you still want to climb the mountain?"

The old man blew his beard and glared, but what his son said was the truth - his legs and feet were not good, and climbing the mountain was purely self-seeking and self-inflicted.

"Dad, Brother Gangzi and Uncle Ah Jiu discussed going into the mountains the day after tomorrow, picking some game to make some bacon and bacon, and taking them to the provincial capital at that time. Do you want to come along?"

"Didn't you say that there are wolves? Why do you still have to go into the mountains to hunt? Even if you are young, you are not joking against wolves. Jiang Xinrou frowned and objected.

Ying Fang stuck out her tongue, forgetting for a moment that her parents didn't know about Xiaojin's existence.

Xiang Gang smiled at her comfortingly, and then said to the old man: "Grandpa, Dad, there is something I want to tell you." ”

The two of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "What's the matter?" you say, Sister-in-law Fu and Xiao Li are their own people. ”

Xiang Gang told Xiao Jin about the tunnel he dug newly.

"What! There's a field of pure wild millet in the mountains, two acres of land?"

"And the sorghum fields mixed with corn and wild wheat, which are not smaller than the millet fields?"

Not only the two of them, but everyone present was collectively stunned.

The old man reacted quickly, and immediately thought of the current flood in the south, and asked Xiang Gang: "Who else knows except you?"

"I told Xiaofang, and the others shouldn't know. Xiang Gang said without changing his face, and carried the pot from his daughter-in-law's head to himself, "I accidentally found that tunnel and found it along the way." One end of the tunnel mouth is by the river, and the other end is near the millet field. The sorghum fields have to go down, and in addition, there is a sunflower forest in the distance, and there are many walnut and chestnut trees. What is certain is that they are all grown in the wild, and they are definitely not sent by the commune to reclaim them. ”

"Smack!"

The old man patted his thigh, he was really sleepy, someone sent a pillow. Although two acres of millet can't feed a few people a year, since there are millet, sorghum, and sunflowers, you can still find other grains, such as sweet potatoes and cassava that can grow the most in the mountains...... It can more or less share some of the headaches of the southern floods for the Führer.

"Let's go, Xiao Xiang, take me to the tunnel. ”

"But Dad, your legs are ......" Jiang Xinrou was not at ease, "Why don't we go, you can rest at home with the obedient girl......"

"What's the matter, I'm not like Minyi, I can't see the road in front of me with a big belly. The old man glanced at his granddaughter.

Ying Fang only felt that her knees were weak, and she was innocently lying down.

"Okay, it's not a day or two since I've had this problem, if I can't walk anymore, just turn back halfway. The old man couldn't help but say, he had to go to the field to take a look, "Let's go! While there is no one on the road at this moment, hurry up, don't rub it in." Xiao Li, remember to bring the gun. ”

In the end, Yingfang and Sister-in-law Fu were left behind.

One of the two has seen the millet field, and the other has a small life circle, and they are surprised, but they don't know what the large grain field means, anyway, they have followed the Xiao family and have never been hungry so far, so they are relatively calm. I got up from a nap, peeled bamboo shoots and chatted, and waited for the army to return home.