Xiao Ju was very happy to see that everyone had no objection to making a long-term stay here. But because it was getting late, I let my mother and Liu Zhu build a simple stove on the flat land in the middle of the mountain, and they made some dinner at random.

Seeing that the sky was dark, Chen Aiguo and Huzi were nowhere to be seen, and no one else came to ask them. Coupled with the rapid march day and night for so many days, Xiaoju's family felt a deep sense of exhaustion, and built a shelter at random.

Maybe one is no longer worried that the Japanese soldiers will catch up at any time, and the other is that they finally have a safe place to stay, Xiaoju's family slept really heavily this night, and when they opened their eyes, the cold sun was already hanging high.

As soon as I woke up the next day, I got some food at random, Xiao Ju went into the mountain alone to cut down the trees that built the wooden house, while Liu Zhu and Xiao Ju Niang stayed on the homestead that Xiao Ju Ping came out of yesterday, made a fence, and surrounded the two acres of land.

Until the evening, Xiao Juyou returned, and her small space was full of trees she had cut down as thick as a man's thigh, as well as large pieces of bluestone that she had managed to find.

In order to get these bluestones, Xiao Ju thought of a lot of ways, and finally condensed the qi in her body onto the firewood knife, and found that this knife became as easy as cutting bluestone as cutting tofu, so she cut a lot of big bluestones and threw them in a small space. Xiaoju's idea is to use these long cut strips of bluestone to make the foundation of the wooden house, and dig a groove in the middle of this long strip of bluestone, and then cut the cut trees according to the depth of the groove, arrange them and insert them, make a thick tree wall, and then embed the beams, pave the bark roof, and make doors and windows, which is a very comfortable wooden house.

According to Xiaoju's plan, Xiaoju's family was busy for nearly half a month, and finally got three connected wooden houses. Each chalet is 40 square meters. Except for the wooden house in the middle, the floor is still flat and ordinary mountain terrain. The wooden houses on either side had wooden floors and flat wooden ceilings. It looks comfortable and neat.

For this, Xiao Ju has put a lot of thought into it, and she is also the person who makes the biggest offering. You must know that those planks were cut out little by little by her with a firewood knife with gas.

Xiao Ju's family looked at the three spacious and bright wooden houses, as well as the front and back yards surrounded by a one-meter-high wooden fence, and their hearts were full of joy. After running around for so long, I can finally settle down.

And Xiaoju in order to make the living environment more comfortable, the wooden house to the courtyard gate. A two-meter-wide bluestone road was also paved, and the place leading to the mountain spring on the left side was also paved with sharpened bluestone, and the pit dug to store the spring water was also paved with bluestone.

When Xiao Ju was tidying up the yard, Xiao Ju Niang commanded Liu Zhu to build an earthen stove in the middle room. And Liu Zhu even used the wood and planks left over from the construction of the house to nail a table for eating and a few chairs that could sit on people. Although the workmanship is not flattering, it is very strong and durable. Xiaoju boasted: "Uncle, you are really a genius in carpentry, without a master, you have even figured out the way of carpentry work!" ”

Liu Zhu listened to Xiaoju's praise, even the tips of his ears were red, and he smiled. "Uncle should be so powerful. It's all messing around! "That being said, there is an unprecedented enthusiasm for carpentry. began to think about making two wooden beds with four pillars for the family according to Xiaoju's idea. Anyway, it's winter, so it's okay to stay at home.

It's been more than half a month. Zhao Aiguo and Huzi, who brought Xiaoju's family to this station, seemed to have disappeared, and Xiaoju's family was only busy with family construction, and they didn't ask whether the purging of those Japanese soldiers was over, to be precise, they didn't dare to inquire, for fear of being arrested as spies, after all, in this place, Xiaoju's family can be said to be dark-eyed.

Although Zhao Aiguo and Huzi are not in harmony, Xiao Ju is still very satisfied with the fact that no one came to inspect their house, from this point of view, Zhao Aiguo and Huzi should have told the person in charge of the station about the arrival of their family, otherwise Xiao Ju often goes up the mountain to cut trees and chop firewood to fight wild things, and the bright and dark sentinels of this station have not come out to make trouble.

After more than a month, under Liu Zhu's pondering, Xiao Ju's family added two large wooden beds and two rows of large wardrobes made according to Xiao Ju's requirements. In fact, this large wardrobe is the modern kind of wardrobe, which occupies a wall in every house. Although they all look bulky, the home finally doesn't look empty.

Although Xiao Ju Niang didn't understand why Xiao Ju wanted to make that kind of cabinet like a small house, she was so happy to see her, so she had to go. But Zhuang Zhuang used the two rows of large wardrobes as a place to hide, and often hid in them for Xiao Ju to find.

When the three wooden houses of Xiaoju's family were slowly stuffed with things and felt more and more at home, the Spring Festival of 1945 finally ushered in. After more than a year of escaping the famine, we can finally live a stable year. Xiao Ju and her uncle went to the mountains and forests to hunt for a few days, in addition to hunting many pheasants and hares, they were lucky enough to hunt a wild boar weighing two or three hundred pounds that day.

Xiao Ju thought, his family is a long-term resident of this guerrilla station, although he has not received special care from the other party for this period of time, but he is not embarrassed? Take advantage of the Chinese New Year, and also go to the door to visit the pier, recognize people, in case there is something to find in the future, so as to know who to find!

Ben was worried about what excuse to use to find the people in power in this station, and the wild boar he hunted just gave Xiaoju a good excuse.

Xiao Ju Niang and Zhuang Zhuang were happily surrounding the big wild boar in the yard with a smile, and Xiao Ju and Liu Zhu were tired because they had been fighting with the wild boar for a while, plus they had been running in the mountains and forests for a day, not to mention that the wild boar was killed by these two people and brought it back, so they naturally lost that curiosity. At this time, he was sitting in the hall, drying his wet shoes and his hands and feet red from the cold on the stove fire.

Xiao Ju looked at the two mothers and sons who were excited around the wild boar, and shouted helplessly: "Mother, do you have dinner?" My uncle and I are hungry! ”

"Here we go! Come on! My mother had already simmered chicken soup on the stove, fried some dough cakes, and put the washed Chinese cabbage into the chicken soup to blanch, and it was okay! Xiao Ju Niang's face showed a smile of satisfaction with her current life, and she raised her feet and entered her own hall while answering.

"Second sister, fry more pastries, I want to eat more today! If only there was some rice wine! I didn't expect that I, Liu Zhu, would also be able to fight wild boars one day! Liu Zhu was also very satisfied with today's harvest, not to mention that this wild boar was pierced through the pig's head with a sharpened long wooden stick and died on the spot. I didn't ask Xiaoju to help a little.

Xiao Ju looked at Liu Zhu. Liu Zhu during this time. Not only did he make a lot of furniture for the family, but now he also hunted wild boars back, which may be the gradual embodiment of his ability, and this person's body began to reveal a kind of self-confidence, plus under the guidance of Xiaoju, he knew more and more words, and began to be able to understand some simple books.

Xiao Ju took out some simple books in the space. Let Zhuang Zhuang and Liu Zhu recite every day when they have free time. In the beginning, the two men were not required to understand the meaning. The main reason is that Xiaoju believes that the old saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will appear by itself!" "Let these two people know each other first, and then discuss them together when they have time, and if they really have two people in learning, it is really by leaps and bounds.

People have self-confidence. That temperament has naturally changed dramatically, Liu Zhu at this time, in addition to still looking simple, but his eyes began to reveal the light of wisdom at this time.

While waiting for dinner, before Xiao Ju could say her thoughts to her mother and Liu Zhu, Liu Zhu spoke, "Xiao Ju, second sister." We've been here for almost two months. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, is it a visit to the village chief or patriarch here during the New Year's Festival? ”

Xiao Ju listened to Liu Zhu's words. A little surprised and happy at the same time, it seems that she doesn't have to worry about everything in the future, and the uncle is beginning to be shrewd.

"That's just as well! But although we have been here for almost two months, we are not familiar with this place, and we don't even know who the village chief and patriarch are, and which house we live in! How to visit? Xiao Ju Niang's face was originally happy, but after listening to Liu Zhu's words, her brows furrowed.

"Hehe, mother, you don't have to worry about this! Didn't my uncle come back with a pig and a wild boar today? Ming'er, I'll first inquire about who the person in charge here is, so I can simply send this wild boar over and invite the people in this place to have a meal, so that I can get acquainted with the people here! Xiao Ju smiled and told the plan she had already thought of.

"Xiaoju is smart, this method is good! When you get acquainted with everyone, you can slowly gain a firm foothold! Liu Zhu looked at Xiao Ju with appreciation, his little niece, he didn't know how the head grew, at a young age, the idea was better than that adult.

Zhuang Zhuang also followed Xiao Juniang when he entered the hall to cook dinner, and he always wanted to ask Liu Zhu about the wild boar, but he couldn't interject. At this time, when I heard Xiaoju say that she was going to give away the wild boar in the yard, the smiling face was gone, and at the same time, her mouth was high, and she was unhappy.

In his little heart, eating is more important than anything, and when he heard that Xiao Ju was going to give away such a big wild boar, it was strange that he could be happy, "Sister, why do we want to give away the wild boar we hunted?" Wouldn't we have no pork to eat during the New Year? ”

"Zhuangzhuang, do you think it's good for our family to live in this place?" Xiao Ju looked at the reluctance and sadness on his face after hearing that he was going to give away the wild boar.

"Good! I don't have to worry about food and shelter here, and no one bullies me! Zhuang Zhuang replied without hesitation. The four people in this family, Xiao Ju, Xiao Ju Niang and Liu Zhu, have been busy making houses and furniture and accumulating winter food for so long, and they don't care about being familiar with the environment and people in the station. But Zhuang Zhuang is different, he can't do much, but he often runs around the station, and he already has a lot of friends to play with.

"Do you want to stay here for a long time?" Xiaoju continues to induce.

"Yes! The people here are better than the people in Huzhuang! Zhuang Zhuang said without hesitation.

"That's it! We don't even have the consent of the people here to live where we live! Then do you think you should invite the villagers here to eat the wild boar you hunted today? Xiao Ju gradually induced.

"This ...... Should! Zhuang Zhuang hesitated for a long time, and finally replied gloomily.

"Alas, why are you so protective of food, you radish head?" Xiao Juniang looked at Zhuangzhuang's reluctant appearance and sighed.

"Second sister, no wonder this is not strong, it's all because I'm hungry!" Liu Zhu looked at Zhuangzhuang's appearance and explained for him with some distress.

Because of Liu Zhu's words, Xiao Ju and Xiao Ju Niang also fell silent and didn't speak for a long time. (To be continued......)