The squirrel in Little Stone's hand accidentally ran away. He shouted "Stop, stop...... and hurried to catch up.

When Sister-in-law Shan and Lin Zi saw this scene, they couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Zi picked up the chainsaw again.

Sister-in-law raised the axe in her hand.

In the green forest, there is a cheerful scene of family labor.

4. Small boats and ferries. Twilight.

The sun hung over the western hills.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a small sailboat appeared.

The boat was full of ferrymen and staggered to the ferry.

The mountain sister-in-law rowed hard, and the beads of sweat on her face flowed down from time to time. Although she was a little tired, her paddling movements still looked beautiful.

The boat docked.

The mountain lady wiped her sweat and skillfully tied the rope to the stake of the ferry; Then, he picked up the gangplank on the boat and laboriously set it between the boat and the steps of the ferry.

People step on the gangplank and disembark and consciously place the fare in a wooden box next to the boat.

The mountain lady warmly helped an old man ashore and greeted the disembarkers from time to time.

The village chief, who was on the boat, was the last to go ashore.

"Uncle Village, are you going to the town?" The mountain sister-in-law greeted warmly.

"yes, go to a meeting." The village chief uncle nodded, and then stopped and asked, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you transferred Xiao Shi'er to another school?" ”

"yes, I transferred him to the town's key school."

"The 'key' in the town, I heard that the school choice fee is very expensive!"

"Alas, for the sake of the child...... I ...... the money from the sale of the tree."

"Then, can you pay off the debt you owe for the funeral?"

"I think I'll ferry two more times a day; In the evening, I will do some odd jobs of sewing and mending......"

"Sister-in-law, you ...... to Little Stone? It's really, it's hard for you! The village chief sighed movingly, and then asked, "How is the child?" Can you keep up with the 'key points'? ”

"No, he went to take the school's test today; I don't know how I did in the exam? ”

The village chief had just nodded, and suddenly a child's shout came from the winding mountain road in the distance: "Mom, I'm back." ”

Uncle Yile, the village chief: "Haha...... This little guy is coming back! ”

Xiao Shi'er jumped to the ferry, and happily handed over a few rolls of paper to his mother: "Mom, look, this is my test results." ”

Sister-in-law took the test paper, unfolded her hands and looked at it, and the upper right corner of each paper was clearly written with a thick red pen "100".

"Ah, that's great!" The sister-in-law looked at the test paper over and over again, and her face bloomed with joy. After confirming that it was correct, she proudly sent a few test papers to the village chief's uncle, "Village uncle, look. ”

"Hehe......" The village chief uncle said happily while reading the test papers: "His sister-in-law, you have such a good son, what are you worried about; You just wait to live a good life! ”

Sister-in-law happily took over the conversation and said, "Uncle Village, it's all up to your good words!" ”

At this time, people who had come down from the mountain road boarded the ferry one after another.

A young man reminded Sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, the boat is full of people!" ”

Sister-in-law waved warmly to the people on the boat and shouted, "Let's go immediately!" ”

"Alright, I'm leaving, you get on the boat!" The village elder uncle waved his hand at the mountain sister-in-law and strode towards the mountain road.

As soon as the mountain sister-in-law was about to get on the boat, the village chief uncle suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly turned around and said: "His mountain sister-in-law, hurry up and plant the trees on the mountain in the past two days, and the forestry station is coming to check!" ”

"Uncle Village, don't worry, tomorrow morning, after the last ferry, I will go up the mountain to plant!" Sister-in-law immediately agreed.

In the twilight, the river shimmers.

The boat drifted on the water with the sound of squeaky oars.

Little Stone lay at the feet of the mountain sister-in-law and fell asleep.

The sister-in-law looked at her son, who was sleeping sweetly, and a happy look appeared on her face.

5. Glades. Morning.

In the glade after harvesting, the grass is green and the flowers are blooming.

In the dense jungle, there was the tinkling of spring water and the joyful chirping of birds.

Bundles of bright green saplings were stacked on the edge of the clearing.

In a burst of sonorous and powerful sounds, the figures of the mountain lady and the little stone appeared.

The mother and son are digging a tree pit.

The mountain lady held an iron pickaxe high above her head, and it was heavily embedded in the hard soil again and again.

When the soil layer was loosened, the mountain lady picked up a shovel and dug out the soil in the pit one by one.

The little stone squatted on the edge of the pit and carefully picked out the gravel in the soil.

Dozens of dug tree pits are neatly arranged in the open space.

Little Stone grabbed a seedling and slowly lowered it into the pit.

The mountain sister-in-law filled the pit with soil.

"Son, mention it up." Sister-in-law commanded.

The little stone struggled to lift it up.

"Alright, let's step on it!"

The mothers and sons stepped on the soft soil.

"Mom, how many years will it take for these trees to grow?" Little Stone raised her little face and asked innocently.

"Hmm...... At least 10 years! ”

"Ten years? At that time, I also grew taller. ”

"Yes, yes, at that time, ......," said the mountain sister-in-law, pointing to the tree with her finger, "You're as tall as a tree, and you're a big boy!" ”

"Hey, by that time, I'll have the strength to plant trees by my mother." When Xiao Shi'er said this, he puffed up his chest and looked like a big man.

"Hee-hee!" Sister-in-law couldn't help but laugh and was happy. Then, she asked her son seriously: "Tell Mom, what do you want to do when you grow up in the future?" ”

"Well......" Little Shi'er shook his head and thought for a moment, and said, "I want to be a good stonemason like my father...... Go up the hill and pick big stones! ”

"What? Like your father, be a stonemason......" Hearing this, the mountain sister-in-law shook her head sadly.

"That'...... Then I grew strong and went to the forest farm, and 'quack' -- cutting down the trees every day! ”

"Cutting down big trees?" Hearing this, the mountain sister-in-law smiled bitterly and shook her head again.

"Mom, why do you keep shaking your head when I speak?"

At this time, the sister-in-law pointed to the sapling and asked, "Son, do you know what kind of tree we planted today?" ”

Little Stone shook his head.

"It's called the Pillar Pine."

"Dong Liang Song?"

"That's right, the pillars, it's good trees, good materials. When it grows up, it will be transported to the city to build tall buildings and mansions. That's what big things are.

"We, people, are like these trees. If you have knowledge, you will be a talent, and you will be the pillar of the country in the future, and you can go to the city and abroad to do great things for the country. ”

"What if there is no knowledge?"

"See those wild trees?" Speaking of this, the sister-in-law pointed to the side of the road and said:

"Those wild trees, no matter how dense they grow, they can't become pillars. They can only stay in this big mountain, and finally rot silently. Son, did you understand what your mother said? ”

"Mom, I see. I want to study hard and get 100 points in the exam; Take the university entrance examination, be a pillar, and do great things for the country! ”