Asphalt is the resin secreted by the trunk or branches, some of which are yellow or brownish-yellow droplet-like solids hanging on the trunk or branches, and some are still liquids, which are accidentally stuck to the hands, sticky, and black spots will appear after a while.

Moreover, the asphalt sticks to the hands, and if it is not washed in time, it will be difficult to wash in a few days, and if the skin is a little more tender, it will grow directly into the flesh.

Just like Xiaoxi, there is a child in their village, just a few months after birth, his mother held him to get firewood, accidentally rubbed the asphalt sticky on his face, the light was very dim at night, he couldn't see clearly, he didn't wash it too much, and the next day his face was red and didn't wash it off, and the child cried in pain, and the adults couldn't bear to kill him. As a result, it slowly grew into the flesh, and then gradually grew into a patch on the cheeks, and this spot is not small, fortunately it is a boy, if a girl is ugly!

Seeing that her grandmother's hand was also cut by a branch, Xiaoxi said distressedly, "Grandma, put on your gloves." ”

The old lady said indifferently, "Hey, it's all right, wearing gloves is still in the way, it hinders me from working." ”

It is true that it is not convenient to put on gloves to work, but ...... "Grandma, you can put it on, you can wear one, you see that you have so many mouths on your hands......" The voice has not fallen, Xiaoxi covered her mouth, grandma has been blind for so many years, where can she still see what clearly, what are you talking nonsense.

However, fortunately, the old lady had a big heart and knew that her granddaughter had no bad intentions, so she probably said it smoothly for a while, so she didn't care.

Seeing that Grandma was not unhappy and her mood did not fluctuate, Xiaoxi's heart was settled down, and she hurriedly hugged a handful of broken branches and leaves and put them on the fire next to her. Because of the cold weather and the freezing of hands, there is usually a fire next to the work like this, and the cypress branches are flammable.

Chen Yubin, who was not affected by this delicate atmosphere at all, also spoke, "Yes, grandma, you have a lot of small cuts on your hands, you should put on gloves quickly, if I have such a hole on my hand, I guess I will die of pain~"

"Haha...... Okay, okay, I'll listen to my good grandson and put on my gloves, ha. Seeing Chen Yubin's little face wrinkled in a strange way, Xiaoxi smiled unkindly, "Hahaha......"

Mrs. Wang still didn't screw her two grandchildren, put a glove on her left hand, and several people continued to work.

Don't look at the two children are still young, they are used to working, their hands and feet are very sharp, and this job is also simple, but they always sit, and their buttocks are very sore.

"Grandma, you can play under us for two more days, and we will have an exam in a few days, and we will have a holiday after the exam. After doing it for a while, Xiaoxi's hand became numb. Hold a branch in your left hand, fold it at a distance of twenty or thirty centimeters with your right hand, repeat it two or three times, wrap it twice in the middle with a root grain grass, and tuck it in. Throw them aside, and at last they will be tied up again into bundles, and they will be stacked under the eaves of the back house, and the branches and leaves will be dried, and this will become a firewood.

"That's right, grandma, you play for two more days, and when I have a holiday, I'll play with you. "Grandma rarely goes to them a year, remembering the pocket money that grandma gave herself before, Chen Yubin really wants her to play in his house for a few more days, not for money, grandma went back, and she is lonely and lonely, and her eyes are not good.

Listening to the words of the two grandsons, the old lady was very comforted, thinking that she had not hurt them in vain all these years, and the corners of her mouth were raised. Although I was very happy in my heart, I thought that my in-laws were probably not happy to stay at home to eat rice, and I was slightly disappointed, and the joy in my heart was suppressed a little, "I don't know now, I'll talk about it in two days, anyway, I have to get these firewood out first." ”

There are a lot of cypress branches in this pile, and there are still on the mountain, so it is estimated that it will take three or four days to get them.

Xiaoxi pursed her lips, a little dry, thinking that grandpa must have eaten lunch and went up the mountain, grandma sat here, and her eyes couldn't see clearly, it was estimated that she hadn't drunk water this afternoon.

I went to the kitchen to get a bowl, took the cork, and probed the mouth of the kettle with my hand, it was a little hot, probably burned last night. A bowl of water was poured and the kettle lid and bowl were used back and forth to start drying.

After a few minutes, the water in the bowl was no longer hot, Xiaoxi took out the honey jar, scooped two spoonfuls into the bowl, and stirred well.

"Grandma, come, drink some water and quench your thirst. Xiaoxi held the bowl in her hand to the old lady's eyes, and then slowly approached her lips.

Mrs. Wang felt the foreign object on her lips, so she hurriedly reached out and fumbled for the bowl in Xiaoxi's hand. I was indeed a little thirsty, so I didn't say much, so I held the bowl and drank it in two sips. I was a little anxious to drink, and wiped the water stains on the corner of my mouth with my sleeve.

Xiaoxi hurriedly took the empty bowl, and when she saw that her grandmother was drinking so quickly, she knew that she was thirsty, "Grandma, if you don't, I'll make you another bowl." ”

Not wanting her granddaughter to trouble, the old lady hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No need, I'll drink this bowl enough." "Actually, I didn't feel thirsty after drinking a bowl of water, but the bowl of honey water just now was so delicious, quenching my thirst, I actually wanted to have another bowl.

When she was thirsty, Xiaoxi put the bowl on the stool next to the old lady, went back to the house, took out the thermos cup of herself and Chen Yubin, filled it with water, and added a few pieces of rock sugar. In the cup is the chrysanthemum tea brewed in the morning, and the chrysanthemum is the wild yellow chrysanthemum picked in the mountains in the autumn by the creek, which is cleaned and dried at home, and used to drink it with red dates, hawthorn slices, lemon slices and other soaked water.

"Now, here you go, I've helped you get watered. Xiaoxi handed the cup to Chen Yubin and sat back in his seat, and Chen Yubin took the cup and put it at his feet.

Put the cup at your feet, put on your gloves again, hold a branch in your left hand and a sickle in your right hand, and start chopping. "Grandma, I'll put your bowl right next to you, and I have water in this cup, and if you're thirsty later, tell me and I'll pour you water." ”

"Well, I see. Mrs. Wang replied in a hurry.

"Grandma, my cup is also full of water, if you want to drink it later, I will pour it for you. Chen Yubin also shouted loudly on the side.

"Okay~ha......" She was very happy to know that her grandchildren were filial to herself.

"Hey...... Boom...... Hey...... Knock ......"

Standing up and seeing that it was Grandpa who had returned, Xiaoxi shouted happily, "Grandpa, Grandpa, you are back." ”

Grandpa Chen, who was bent over, took the time to raise his head, and saw that it was his granddaughter who greeted him, but now he was really out of breath when he was pressed, and he didn't care about her.

"Bang ......" and five bundles of firewood were thrown on the ground, and Grandpa Chen's back was stretched and he took a breath.

"Xiaoxi, you have come back, and there is food left for you in the pot, have you eaten? ”

Chen Yubin had already come out and hurriedly said, "Grandpa, we're not hungry, we haven't eaten." ”

"Oh~" After gasping for breath, Grandpa Chen bent down to untie the rope tied to the shelf.

"Grandpa, my mother-in-law?" Xiaoxi saw that no one was coming behind him, so he asked Grandpa Chen, who was with him.

Grandpa Chen was busy there, and replied without raising his head: "Your mother-in-law also carries a lot, and she is behind, walking slowly." ”

The back shelf, about one meter and two high, thirty or forty centimeters wide, is made of hard and thin wooden strips. It is made of two boxy wooden strips and four small wooden squares to form a wooden ladder shape that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the two small wooden squares below are inlaid with thin wooden boards, and on each side there is a braided back tie made with braided pockets, and the middle of the two small wooden squares at the upper end is processed into a cylindrical shape, which is convenient for tying ropes and can fix the things that are firmly carried. At the bottom of the back is a wooden frame similar to a maza to place things.

A long finger-thick hemp rope is tied in the middle, and when there is nothing to carry, it is pulled up and coiled around the top of the back shelf. There is a "T" shaped wooden stick that is similar to a walking stick, and when carrying something, it is held in your arms or carried in your hand, and when you need to take a break to breathe, you can put it behind your back and place it on it.

This kind of carrying shelf has more things to carry, so like the current firewood, as well as when harvesting grain, it is also Grandpa Chen's exclusive supplies. Putting the grain in your pocket, tying the bag on the back rack, and tying it tightly with a rope is much more than carrying it.

"Binbin, let's go, pour boiling water for Grandpa. Even if Grandpa Chen squatted on the ground to untie the rope, he was still panting heavily, Xiaoxi was very distressed, so he leaned over to Chen Yubin and whispered in his ear.

After taking a few more bowls, pouring two bowls of water, and picking up an empty bowl, Xiaoxi raised the bowl with boiling water high, poured boiling water into the empty bowl, and poured it back again, signaling Chen Yubin on the side, "Binbin, you are like me, come to dry the boiling water." ”

When it was no longer hot, he dug up two spoonfuls of honey and mixed it into the water and served it to Grandpa Chen. Grandpa Chen was not empty-handed at this time, and picked up the firewood on the ground and stacked it on the starting stack of firewood. Xiaoxi knew that grandpa wouldn't be able to drink water if he didn't finish this work, so he simply stood aside with a bowl of water and waited.

Seeing that he had finished cleaning up, Xiaoxi leaned up with a bowl in his hand, "Master, come, drink water, the honey water I mixed is delicious." ”

As soon as Grandpa Chen took the bowl and took a small sip, he saw Granny Chen slowly swinging back from below. Hurriedly stuffed the bowl into Xiaoxi's hand, and ran to Granny Chen's side in two steps, helping to support the bottom of the back in the back.

"Binbin, bring the water out, my mother-in-law is back. ”

"Bang...... Yes...... I'm exhausted. As soon as Granny Chen walked to the destacking, she threw away her back, and finally got free, pinching her sore arm. It happened that Chen Yubin also brought out the water, and he didn't say much, he drank it all in two gulps, and he was still a little unsatisfied, so he took the empty bowl and went back to the room to pour boiling water.

It really made her miserable, and the bottom of her back was full of thick sticks, and two bundles of cypress branches were tied to them, both of which were wet and heavy.

Seeing that Grandpa had finished cleaning up, and the water in his hand was still a little warm, Xiaoxi hurriedly handed it over.

Grandpa Chen took the bowl, thinking that his granddaughter was filial to him, he was very pleased, so he said softly: "Okay, Xiaoxi, you go and play, you don't have to be busy here." ”

Xiaoxi pretended to be unhappy, and said arrogantly: "Grandpa, I'm not going to play, I'm helping you, Binbin and I are tying firewood." ”