After waking up, the mountain sister-in-law broke through people's barriers and pounced on the strong man again in sorrow.

Little Stone stretched out his little arm and called out pitifully, "Mom......"

One by one, the villagers hid their faces and wept.

2. Cemeteries and paths. Twilight.

By the river, in a sparse forest, a pile of new graves has risen.

The mountain sister-in-law stood in front of the grave in plain clothes, watching her son kneel in front of the grave and burn paper to sacrifice his father.

The villager in the lead stood at the edge of the forest, looked at the mother and son sympathetically, and let out a sigh.

At this moment, a young man suddenly ran panting and pouting. When he saw the villager in the lead, he shouted, "Uncle Village, are you here?" ”

The village chief nodded knowingly, and stretched out his hand to point to the grave.

The mother and son finished burning the paper and just turned around, when the young man immediately greeted him sadly: "Sister-in-law, my brother Shan...... He—what's wrong with him?! ”

Seeing the young man, Sister-in-law's lips trembled, and tears flowed down her face.

Xiao Shi'er hurriedly shouted, "Uncle Linzi! ”

Lin Zi saw this scene and fell to the grave at once. He grabbed a handful of black soil from the grave and cried out in his mouth: "Brother Shan, why did you say that you would just leave? ”

Mother and son cried again.

By the river, on the path near the ferry. Several people came out of the cemetery.

The village chief patted Lin Zi, who was crying, and persuaded him: "Lin Zi, don't cry. Everyone knows that you and Brother Shan are best friends. If you really can't forget his benefits, help your sister-in-law. ”

Hearing this, Lin Zi nodded seriously.

"He's a sister-in-law!" The village chief uncle stopped and said very sympathetically:

"As soon as the child's father leaves, your life will be difficult. Yesterday, our village committee discussed it and decided to contract the ferry boat to your family. Although it is said that only a few cents can be charged by ferrying, people in the mountains are inseparable from this waterway.

"This ...... It's a way out. ”

The mountain sister-in-law looked at the boat at the ferry port and said gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle Village!" ”

"Also," said the village chief, pointing to a forest on a nearby hill, "and this forest by the ferry is also for your family." This morning, I went to the township forestry station to ask for some cutting quotas, you can cut down a few trees and sell them, and pay off the debts for the funeral.

"Also, take advantage of the beginning of spring now, and plant some small saplings. After more than ten years, it will grow into a big tree; At that time, the child should spend the money. ”

Sister-in-law Shan bowed her head and bowed to the village chief and said, "Thank you, village uncle, you have thought so thoughtfully!" ”

3. In the woods. Morning.

"Squeak...... Squeak......" The screeching sound of sawing continued continuously.

The mountain lady is holding a strip saw, and she is struggling to saw the roots of a tree.

Little rocks are playing on the side.

Due to the lack of strength, the strip saw suddenly got caught in the roots of the tree.

The mountain sister-in-law gritted her teeth and dragged hard for a long time before the saw was slowly pulled out.

She wiped the sweat from her face, then placed the saw on the other side of the tree and sawed it slowly.

Click, click, click...... A large tree fell.

The mountain sister-in-law broke out in a sweat and panted as she looked at the fallen tree.

She put the saw in her hand on the ground, walked to the root of the fallen tree, and bent down to remove the fallen trunk from the root. However, no matter how hard he tried, the trunk did not leave the roots.

She gasped for breath and took off her sweat-soaked shirt.

The sun shone through the woods and on the mountain sister-in-law's plump breasts.

She picked up an axe and slashed at the root of the tree.

"Uncle Linzi!" The little stones that were playing shouted at the edge of the woods.

The mountain sister-in-law raised her head and saw Lin Zi striding over with a chainsaw.

"Little stone! Sister-in-law. Lin Zi greeted their mother and son.

"Brother Linzi, you ...... Why didn't you go to work on the forest farm? The mountain sister-in-law looked at the forest with a puzzled look on her face.

"I think, while the weather is cool in the morning, I will quickly help you cut down this tree so that I can sell it in the town!"

"This ...... I'm going to delay you from going to work! The mountain sister-in-law hurriedly threw down the tools in her hand, picked up the kettle from the ground, poured a bowl of water and handed it to Lin Zi, and said, "Drink some water, see how sweaty you climb the mountain!" ”

"I'm not tired! I climbed the mountain every day in the forest farm, and I got used to it. Lin Zi smiled, took the water bowl, and drank it with a clatter.

"Brother Linzi, can I use this thing?" The mountain sister-in-law looked at the chainsaw that Lin Zi put on the ground, and struggled to pick it up.

"Sister-in-law, it won't work." Lin Zi hurriedly put down the bowl, stopped the mountain sister-in-law, and said, "This tree cutting work is done by our old men, where can you women do it!" Come, give it to me! ”

"It's okay, I'll use ......" The mountain sister-in-law protected the chainsaw and insisted on cutting the tree herself.

"No, no, no." Lin Zi snatched the chainsaw from the mountain sister-in-law at once.

"Well, I'd better do it with a strip saw." Sister-in-law picked up the used strip saw.

"No need!" Lin Zi waved his hand and said. At this time, he suddenly saw an axe on the ground, so he pointed to the tree that had been cut down and said, "Sister-in-law, use your axe to cut down these branches and branches on the tree." ”

"Okay!" The mountain sister-in-law agreed, picked up the axe and chopped at the branches.

"Mom, I'm going to work too!" At this time, the little stone jumped up and picked up a saw.

"Little stone, no, no!" When Lin Zi saw this, he hurriedly went over and stopped him and said, "You sit here, have fun, and your uncle will take you to catch butterflies in a while." ”

"No, I'm a man, and I'm going to work too!" Little Stone insisted on not complying.

"That's good," Lin Zi looked at the mountain sister-in-law who was picking up the axe, and said to Xiao Shi'er, "Can you pull those branches that your mother cut down to the side of the path?" ”

"Good!" The little stone happily agreed, and pulled up a bundle of branches.

Click-la-la-...... Click-la-la-...... Amid the screaming of the chainsaw, a large tree fell.

Seeing the big tree slowly falling, Little Stone cried out happily: "This tree is too big." ”

The careful mountain sister-in-law saw that the big tree had fallen and hurriedly stepped forward to help.

She and Lin Zi struggled to move the thick trunk away from the roots.

Sister-in-law was just about to leave when a small tree in the ground tripped her foot. She stumbled and fell into the arms of the forest unintentionally.

"Hahaha......" Little Stone in the distance suddenly burst into laughter with joy.

The two men looked at the child in horror.

It turned out that Xiao Shi'er had caught a little squirrel, and his face was smiling happily.

The two breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other awkwardly.

At this moment, the happy cry of a cuckoo sounded in the distance.

Nearby, a flock of birds chirped and flashed by.