"Boy, how many strong laborers do you have in your family? How long does it take to cut down a tree? Can you call the shots? Why don't you take us to see your father? ”

"No, my father was injured by the Feng family a few days ago, and now he is still lying in bed! It's inconvenient to see people! ”

"Your dad is hurt? That...... Who will cut the wood? ”

"I... Uncle and uncle! Our village is in the mountains, the men are cutting wood and hunting, and the women are collecting medicine, so they live on this, and it is not easy to find people? Uncles, please rest assured, no matter what wood you want, as long as you make it clear, I will be able to find it soon, I am sure that you are satisfied, I don't believe we will try! ”

"This ......" Boss Lin hesitated a little, and the third said: "Big brother, I think it's okay, it's too time-consuming for us to come to the logging by ourselves, this kid seems to be reliable, let's try it, if it doesn't work, it's the same if you come by yourself!" ”

"Yes, yes, uncle, try it! Let's make an appointment with a place, you tell me the type of wood you want, I'll look for the wood, get it and transport it to the place, you can go directly into the mountains to get it! However, uncles, our family has limited hands, and we can find up to two or three pieces of wood every day, and it may not be so easy to get together for a while, so you should notify in advance! ”

Lao San said: "This is good to say, the guest customizes the furniture, the general agreement is to pick up the goods after ten days, we are now looking for wood in time, with your help it is more assured, but the price is ...... How so? ”

"Uncle, in terms of price, there is a price on the market, my father is sick now, and it is the time to use the money, so I hope the uncles don't let us lose too much!"

Boss Lin nodded and said: "Of course, in this way, let's buy timber according to the standard of honest wood farm, excluding the freight, that is, the price given to you, what do you think?" ”

"Okay, that's it, thank you, uncle!"

Boss Lin frowned and said, "Boy, this is a big deal, do you want to go back and discuss with your father and mother before replying?" ”

"Don't worry, Uncle Lin, don't look at me small, in fact, I am eight years old this year, I have a lot of strength, there is no problem with carrying water and chopping wood, my father and mother listen to me the most!"

Lin Laosan smiled and said: "Hehe, the kid is quite sharp-tongued!" But it's useless to just say it nicely, you have to have real skills! In this way, we are now looking for a nanmu that is more than ten years old and one foot thick, the roots of the tree should be straight, the branches should be cleaned up, and the skin should be removed, the main part should be cut into one zhang long, and the branches should be left for you as firewood, and the others... No more requests!

That's it, it must be delivered within two days, boy, can it be done? ”

"Yes, no problem! Uncle, where do we deliver? Why don't we find a hidden and convenient place to transport together? ”

"Cheng, no problem, big brother, I'll go find it, right?" Lin Laosan took the initiative to take over the task, Lin Laodao: "You kid knows how to be lazy and slippery, it won't work, you and your second brother stay and continue to be busy, I'll go with Xiaoshi to have a look!" ”

Lin Laosan was a little dissatisfied, and muttered: "Say I'm lazy, you're not the same yourself......"

Boss Lin ignored him, took Ling'er into the woods, and looked for a suitable place as he walked down. In fact, Ling'er had already chosen a place, but it was not easy to say it directly, so he deliberately took Boss Lin around in the woods, and did not stop until he reached the place he fancied, and praised it for a while.

The place is not far from the square under the mountain, and it is also close to the secret path leading to Wangjia Village, the ground is quite flat, the key is that the place is relatively secret, behind a large bush of thorns and bushes, it is a small mountain nest, there are no herbs and no big trees and no prey, people generally do not go there, it is a good place for hidden transactions.

Boss Lin was very satisfied at first glance, and the two sides finalized it, and after making an appointment, they parted ways and went their separate ways. Of course, Ling'er immediately went to find the wood that the Lin brothers wanted, she didn't wander in vain these days, she could find out where the wood was nearby, and there were just a few qualified Nanmu, as long as it was cut and repaired and dragged down, the task would be completed.

Ling'er was very happy to have something to do, in order to complete the task as soon as possible, she found a cave nearby, tidied up, got a lot of firewood into it, and relied on the fire to make up for the night. The next day, when the forest was brighter, I went to find a good place and began to work.

For most people, logging is a manual job, but for Ling'er, it is a technical job, because as long as she is full, she will not worry about running out of strength, but how to cut can be the fastest and most efficient is very particular. People here generally like to use axes to peck slowly little by little like woodpeckers, but Ling'er is good at using a saw, because the saw has a small noise and is fast.

With the logging experience of half a month before the mountain closure last year, Ling'er is also handy in doing her work. A foot-thick tree usually takes a few strong men to work all day to cut down, but she can finish it in a day alone, and the wood can still see through the light at that time.

Then the branches are shaved, peeled, cut off, transported, and the shaved branches are bundled into firewood, which can be sold for money, and the thicker branches can be used as wood to make furniture!

On the first day, she was almost busy alone until there was no light in the woods, and the next day she was still in the woods as soon as she saw the light, so that the timber was finally transported to the place in the afternoon of the second half of the day. She sat on the pile of wood out of breath to rest, and after waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the Lin brothers came, and when they saw the wood, the brothers were quite happy!

They carefully inspected the timber pile, measured the thickness, looked at the grain, and were very satisfied, and paid 600 yuan on the spot, and ordered two more cypress trees, and paid a deposit of 100 yuan, asking to pick up the goods in five days. After the two sides negotiated, the Lin brothers dragged the timber down the mountain!

Ling'er stood on the slope and watched them go away, and was full of joy when she checked the seven hundred dollars she had gotten! Now that I'm good, I've finally found a way to make money. It's hard work, but compared to letting my dad weave bamboo goods and my mother's soles, I can't get a few dollars a month of hard work, and my money is easy to earn, and my strength is also useful.

She picked up the money, saw that it was not too late, so she went to the mountains to go around, hunted a big fat rabbit, calculated the time, and went to the direction of Wangjia Village happily.

When Ling'er returned to the abandoned courtyard, it was already dark, and she planned to go home to see her father and mother later, but she found that there seemed to be a fire on the opposite side of the sinkhole? If you look closely, there are more than one or two, and there seem to be a lot of torches beating? Looking at the place where the fire is, it seems to be ...... Oh, by the way, that's the big rock in the mountain behind my house, and it's the top of the cave where I hid first!

Ling'er had a vague sense of foreboding, and she hid the rabbit and the silver in the stone chamber, and approached little by little along the woods. When I got to the position where I could see the torch figure, I stopped, and watched for a long time, and there were really many people there, and they were two people:

On one side is a mean-looking old woman with a dozen strong men, and on the other side is twenty or thirty Wangjia Village villagers led by the old village chief, they are old and young, men and women, all of whom have a good relationship with their own family!

Needless to say, the old woman's side must be from the Yan family, and the old village chief and the uncles and aunts in the village are naturally here to protect their family, but how did they confront each other to the top of the back mountain?

This place is a bit far away, I can't hear them clearly, Ling'er sneaked closer again, until the position where she could hear the conversation between the two sides stopped, and the old woman of the Yan family said menacingly: "The surname Wang, we want to find the girl surnamed Yang, it has nothing to do with you, don't meddle in your affairs!" ”

The old village chief snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and said righteously: "Hmph, the Yang family has settled in my Wangjia Village for many years, and they are naturally from my Wangjia Village, they have not broken the law and caused trouble, why did you bully you for no reason?" ”

"Hmph, didn't cause trouble? That little slut broke the legs of my two sons, isn't that a crime? I'm doing things for the government, and I'm going to the county government with that girl! ”

"If the government wants to pass the court, there are naturally officials to handle it, what qualifications do you have to take people? What's more, you started the incident yourself, and our whole village can testify, and you agreed to mediate and signed a settlement letter at that time! Ling'er is a little girl, even if she hurts someone, she is injured by mistake, with that reconciliation letter, even if you go to court, you won't be able to get half of the benefits! ”

"Hmph, you don't have to worry if you can get a benefit, the surname is Yang, hand over that little slut for me!"

At this time, Ling'er found that her father and mother were next to the old village chief, and the father coughed on crutches, and the old lady anxiously helped him to comfort him softly.

Hearing the roar of the old lady Yan, the old lady said: "Sister Yan, we are all elderly people, and we all feel sorry for our children and grandchildren, my family Ling'er hurt your son is indeed an unintentional fault, I beg you... Please let her go! As long as you let her go, I'm willing to do whatever you want me to do, really! Please, big sister! ”

"Bah, what are you to call me eldest sister? Don't get my ears dirty! You want me to let her go...... Hmph, okay, you two old things will hit me on this rock immediately, and I'll let her go! ”

The old lady was stunned when she heard this, and turned her head to look at the big stone next to her in a daze, her eyes were cloudy and her expression was dull, "I... We're dead, you... Can you really let my family Ling'er go? ”

"Humph! You're killed! ”

"You old witch, your heart is so vicious, beware of choking you to death if you drink water!" The angry Yue'er jumped out and scolded, Mrs. Yan was so angry that her face turned blue, and with a wave of her hand, a dozen strong men behind her were about to rush up to catch Yue'er, and the villagers of Wangjia Village also immediately picked up hoes, shovels, and sticks and took a few steps forward, and the two sides were able to stop the confrontation at each other's place as soon as the 'weapon' came out.

The old village chief said sharply: "Yan, I have sent someone to the town to report to the official, you dare to spread wild on the boundary of my Wangjia Village, it is a deliberate trouble; If you hurt someone, your crimes are equivalent to bandits and bandits, and the government can exterminate them at any time, have you thought about it? ”

Old Lady Yan paused, swept around and said: "Old Wang, you are a scholar, I can't explain the reason, but my two sons are still lying in bed, and it is impossible for me to stop here!" The Yang family doesn't hand over people for a day, and I won't give up for a day! ”

"Ling'er has long left the village, and there is no one on the way to the county seat, and we are also looking for her!"

"Humph! Come less, our people have already found out, Mrs. Yang ran to the back mountain if she had nothing to do, and walked around here at every turn, sending clothes today, and food tomorrow, that was obviously for the little slut, saying that she was lost? Hmph, you take us all for fools? What is it? See for yourself! ”

The old lady Yan raised her hand, and a burden was thrown in the middle, which was full of Ling'er's clothes, everyone looked at each other when they saw it, and the old village chief looked at the second elder of the Yang family suspiciously. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )