Chapter 18 A good life is bought by sweat
After more than five days of recuperation, the injuries on his arms and legs disappeared, leaving only some bruises on the corners of his eyes that have not faded.
I drank porridge early in the morning, and took advantage of the fact that the sun was shining today, and it was rare to have a good day, shouting and playing non-stop Dasha and dogs, and each of them came out to dry with bedding and straw mats.
Don't get sick if you bask in the sun, it's what my mother often nags!
A firewood knife is 150 wen, an axe is 130 wen, the only blacksmith shop in the city, Li Laohan is in his fifties, six feet tall, with a bald head on his head, and his right arm is more than half as thick as others for many years.
gave birth to four sons, all of them like this, the old bald head led the four little bald heads, and they slipped in a row and held a big hammer with sparks tinkling non-stop, this scene was very powerful. His family in this Yuchuan city except for the people of the government no one is afraid, legend has it that in the autumn of the military disaster, these five bald heads also secretly killed a golden soldier, although no one witnessed it, several of them also denied it, only said that they fell to death, but after cleaning up the battlefield of the official put in his house, carried out a body that was smashed into a lump of mud, the old man saw at a glance that the scar was caused by a hammer.
Li Laohan's family has been making iron for generations, and countless farm tools and ironware have been made, and the craftsmanship is a top one, so there is no need to worry about the quality, but the price is always much higher than that of the people next to him.
Let the people in this city love and pain, and finally come up with a compromise strategy, bring their own iron materials, and only give him a processing fee to make it.
Like a dog, he has nothing but to buy them all, and no matter how distressed he is, he has to buy them.
I was optimistic about the style yesterday, and today I took the money and went over to buy it. Seeing Dasha running out to play, he turned around and went into the house, walked to the kang and pulled open the straw that covered him, reached out and fumbled for a moment, pulled out two bricks, and showed a hole in them, and then reached out and took out a small bag.
The dog's money is hidden here, and the dog knows about this place, and he hides it from Dasha, afraid that he will talk nonsense everywhere and attract thieves.
After counting the money and putting it in a bag, he called the dog to go to the blacksmith shop together. This place is in the southeast corner of the city, and it is also Lao Li Tou who can do business, relying on the old men of Dongchengfang, business is not worried.
In winter, there are few pedestrians on the streets, and there are not even a few merchants carrying their burdens through the streets.
After walking for half an hour, he met Cao Abao who ran crazy on the way. I said hello from afar, and I heard that I was going to buy a firewood knife, so I had to follow to see the excitement.
After leaving, Cao Abao said: "Dog, I heard that you fell into the trap of the Zhao family brothers in Xicheng a few days ago and suffered a big loss, do you want to make a move to take revenge?" When the time comes, remember to call me to help you. ”
When the dog heard this, he sighed and shook his head: "No, plus you can't fight them, this revenge has to be outwitted." After speaking, he looked at Bao'er gratefully and said, "Our brothers remember your kindness, and we will definitely call you to help when the time comes." ”
As soon as Bao'er heard this, she was inexplicably blushing by the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, and nodded a few times and said: "I will practice martial arts diligently in the past few days, and I will catch a few more small miscellaneous pieces when the time comes!" ”
Along the way, I chatted a few words, and arrived at the place in a blink of an eye, looking up at a long bamboo pole holding a pennant curtain, on the book 'Li Ji Iron Shop' five big black characters, is waving in the wind and making a sound of hula, behind the flagpole is an adobe storefront, the pattern of the front store and the backyard, and the iron stove must be opened in the backyard.
Entering the door, there is a large wooden counter in the middle, three rows of bamboo frames on the left are placed on some light and small iron tools, and on the right side there are more than a dozen heavy large iron farm tools stacked on the ground.
Behind the counter was sitting a fifteen or sixteen-year-old woman, wearing a plain white slim short-necked small thin jacket, showing a few pink lotus flowers in front of her, and a cyan winter skirt.
The dog forgot to say anything for a moment, and blushed with shame and looked down at her toes, until the woman said Wanfu and recovered.
"This little lady, I'm here to get the iron tools I ordered yesterday, two firewood knives, and an axe, this is a ticket booking." After speaking, he took out a piece of cardboard from the pocket of his underwear and handed it over.
The woman stretched out her little white hand and took it, opened it and looked at it, then walked into the backyard, and soon led a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy with a bamboo basket out.
This person was recognized by the dog, and his name was Li Shilang, who was the fourth son of the blacksmith Li, and when he saw him come out, the dog hurriedly saluted and said, "The fourth brother is here, and the younger brother is here to pick up yesterday's goods." ”
Li Shilang nodded and said, "I know that my little sister just told me that the iron you want is in this basket, you can go up and see if it can be used!" After speaking, he handed the bamboo basket in his hand forward.
The dog and the dog hurriedly stepped forward to take the iron tool in the frame and carefully observed it, the arm-long firewood knife was cut on one side, the back of the knife was a finger thick, and a small hook was connected in front of the grip, which was black and shining with cold light.
The axe next to it was the size of a fist, and a half-foot-long wooden handle was used behind it, and several coils of linen were thinly wrapped around the handle.
These three pieces of iron dogs fell in love at a glance, not satisfied, grinning and boasting about the good craftsmanship, then Li Shilang saw that the customer was satisfied, and also relaxed his demeanor, chatted casually, took the money and ordered it twice and handed it to the woman behind the counter, and went back to the backyard.
Pay the money with one hand and inspect the goods with the other, the transaction is done is done, but this leg can't move, the corner of the eye secretly glanced at the little lady behind the counter, and then looked down at the axe, why is this axe so white, ah no, why is it so good-looking...
Well, the little lady who stared at others was about to get angry and shout, so she hurriedly pulled the dog and fled.
Look at this unproductive appearance, sigh, and shake their heads at each other, alas!
I went back to the house, and when I saw that it was still early, I looked for Dasha outside, and asked him to pull the car in the center, and the two of them each held a rope and dragged it, and slowly walked to Chai Mountain, taking advantage of the fact that it was still good to collect more.
Animals and people alike will be busy for a while when the winter is about to end, storing some food or clothing for the winter.
Those landed farmers are like ants, they are busy all day long, and no one wants to be a cold bird, so this busyness is a year.
I didn't say anything all the way, and when I entered Shibayama, I was shivered by the mountain wind.
Exhaling hot air to warm your hands, the cart hid on the side of the road, and the next road had to walk up.
When encountering a narrow road, there is a small stream with a width of one step, in summer, drink a sip of dry and thorough, even relieve the heat, and the same is true in winter, drink a sip of cold and shiver, so in winter this stream water is not a mouthful of drink.
If you can't catch up with the thirsty, when you can't drink it, you will fill it with water in a bamboo tube, and then drink it after it is hot.
It is a taboo to bake fire in the forest, especially in the early winter of autumn, a little spark can cause a big mountain fire, so the people who often drill the forest are too lazy to come up with a way, make a small bag of cotton cloth and put some cotton, the bamboo tube is filled with water in advance, put it in, tied in the arms, and the heat emitted by the body after a day's work can make the water in the bamboo tube hot, and it is just right to open it and drink it again.
There are three people with such a bamboo tube, and the dog also specially prepared an extra-large one for Dasha.
I looked up at the hour when I saw that it was already past noon, and it was no wonder that I was always feeling more and more hungry.
Holding three or five dead branches in his arms, he pulled out a clean piece of land by the stream, surrounded it with a circle of broken stones, cut a few thick branches to make a support, and hung the large bamboo tube.
Two handfuls of rice and half a cylinder of water, and the dog who received the water was still by the stream and caught a small fish with a long thumb frozen stupid.
This is a rare delicacy, quickly cut it, wash it and throw it in, slowly burn on a small fire, and wait until you smell the aroma of rice, which means that it is cooked.
One person divided a small tube and snorted and drank, and the lunch was dealt with like this, so I missed the days of eating meat steamed buns at Zhang Yuanwai's house.
Sighing, getting up, the small bamboo tube is filled with hot water, tied to the waist and stepped on to extinguish the fire, and then covered with a layer of soil to prevent the unextinguished charcoal from being blown into the grass by the mountain wind to cause a fire.
Shouting to run up the tree and dig out the bird's nest Dasha, this fool, where did the bird eggs come from in the winter! As soon as he turned his head, the dog also climbed the tree, and the angry dog scolded, two fools!
In the afternoon, I was lucky, I found a fallen dead tree halfway up the mountain, the body of the tree with a thick waist, and the dog drooled when I watched! Well, this afternoon is over.
Tools are indispensable and important for social development.
A big tree, three people, two firewood knives and an axe in the afternoon, it took the old cow's nose to cut more than half, and it was also the good craftsmanship of the blacksmith Li, the firewood knife was split and chopped only a little more blunt, and looking at the remaining big thick branches, it seems that I have to buy a saw tomorrow.
A cart full of firewood, more than 500 catties, and the yellow dirt road was not easy to walk, so the three of them were exhausted, and they didn't remember how many stinky sweats they had before returning to the city.
His limbs were stretched out on the kang, and he was so tired that he didn't want to move at all. Poked the dog leftover on the side and said, "Dog leftover, are you cooking porridge tonight?" ”
Gou Yu shook his head and said, "Brother Lang, I'm really tired and can't move!" ”
Well, turn your head and shout, "Dasha? ”
Dasha: "Purr..."
Alas, I have to come by myself, pack up early and go to bed early. After washing the rice, grab the frozen stiff vegetable leaves and throw them in and put two drops of vegetable oil, steam a few cold cooking cakes on the wooden shelf and cover the pot, stuff more firewood in the hearth, and the fire burns, with the crackling flames smelling the fragrance in the pot, this day is so fulfilling!
The sky is always dark and fast in winter, the dark and cold night sky is dotted with a few stars that blink secretly, but the moon tonight is not very bright, just like the old man who plays the watch, the broken gong throat can be heard in Dongchengfang across several streets, and when it comes to Xichengfang, it is the dumb artillery battle, occasionally sounding, and Nanchengfang is not a sound. Fortunately, the night was quiet, and the bamboo points could still be heard.
Listen to more points, it's still early, but there's nothing to play in this big night, candles can't be lit, and there is still some vegetable oil, but you have to keep it for cooking and eating, forget it or go to bed early!
Two scoops of hot water and a scoop of cold water, beautiful scalded feet, and then shouted Dasha and the dog leftovers are also scalded, walked for a day, scalded both to relieve fatigue and taste!
Lying on the kang head, tired and weak during the day, the two people who couldn't wait to lie on the ground and couldn't get up, at this time they actually jacked up the cow on the kang, and the thin monkey-like dog was left there to be a big fool's opponent, and even opened three were taken off the kang by the big fool like a wild cow, and he secretly stretched out his feet against his back to draw a game with Dasha. also lost Dasha and didn't eat enough, that brute force, plus he was not his opponent.
After playing around for a while, thinking that they would have to continue collecting firewood tomorrow, they called them to go to bed early.
I'll only cut one cart back today, and I'll go early tomorrow to see if I can pick up two carts.
It would be even better if you could cut some suitable branches and put some fences around the hospital.
Good days are all fought out with one hand and one hand, and if you don't work hard at this time, you can panic in winter.