"Uncle Niang must be shocked to know that we make charcoal." Qi Shixiang said with a smile.

"Brother, eldest sister, I have no problem teaching it to uncle and aunt, but uncle is not allowed to teach." Qi Shiyi whispered his thoughts.

Qi Jiuli turned his head and glanced at Qi Shiyi's lowered head, it seemed that the uncle and aunt who had not met before were not liked by the family.

Qi Qizhu said that he was teaching the uncle and the aunt, but he didn't mention the uncle and aunt, plus Qi Jiuli had been through it for so long, so he didn't see the two of them come to see him, and the Aunt Tianhua next door secretly stuffed an egg for herself, and Yu Fengshi came to help her before.

The eldest aunt was able to come in time, she must have heard about it, Qi Jiuli didn't believe that the uncle and aunt didn't know the news.

"Well, just teach the uncle and the aunt." Qi Qizhu touched the top of Qi Shiyi's hair and said gently, "But you can only say this at home, go outside, even in front of the uncle and aunt, no matter how old and aunt they are, they are also elders." ”

Qi Shiyi stubbornly raised his head and pursed his lips, but Qi Qizhu did not back down, looking straight at it, Qi Shiyi pouted and nodded.

Qi Qizhu saw a smile on the corner of his mouth, and rubbed Qi Shiyi's hair with satisfaction, "It's good." ”

Qi Jiuli listened to the exchange between the brothers opposite, looked at the expressions on their faces, and felt a little warm in her heart, she was not really thirteen years old, how could she have experienced society, Qi Qizhu's consideration was right.

Now the father and mother of the family just don't, it is the weak side, if there is a disrespect for the elders, then the reputation of the family can be affected, with a new lively look, gradually will be forgotten worthy of pity side.

Originally, it was a pity to lose his father, but in the future, he may really have no father's upbringing, so he has no elders.

"Brother, if you don't worry, let the eldest aunt take the credit for making charcoal." Qi Jiuli proposed.

When Qi Qizhu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Qi Jiuli with an expression of appreciation, "Jiuli, you are right, I will tell the uncle and the aunt in person later." ”

If it is Qi Shan and Chi Lingmiao, and they teach it to their own family, it is to pity their nephews and nieces, and it is even more reasonable not to teach Qi He and Feng Diehua, after all, they are separated.

The sun had already passed overhead and began to shift westward, even if Qi Jiuli couldn't read the time without a mobile phone or watch, he knew that it must have passed twelve o'clock, and the cornmeal batter and the quarter of the eggs he drank in the morning had already been digested.

Qi Jiuli didn't do anything in the morning, but he didn't stop; However, compared to Qi Qizhu, it is light, but he has done heavy work, not only cutting trees but also carrying water.

So when to eat lunch, Qi Jiuli is looking forward to it, it may be that she is growing her body, and she is not full for breakfast, she feels very hungry now, she has really not felt such a hungry stomach for a long time, I think that as she gets older, especially after graduating and entering the society, she will sit in the office every day, and she will not be hungry.

But now, Qi Jiuli touched his stomach and swallowed his saliva, this vigorous youth, such a rapid metabolism has no conditions to match it, crying.

"Sister, bear with me." Qi Shixiang saw Qi Jiuli's movements and comforted, "In two hours, we will be able to go to the uncle's house for dinner." ”

"Dinner?" Qi Jiuli asked in a low voice in disbelief, so there was no lunch to eat.

"Yes, I actually ate more breakfast than usual today, and I also ate eggs." Qi Shixiang's thin little face exuded a satisfied smile, "If I go to my uncle's house in the evening, I will definitely be able to eat a half-dry meal, and these two meals today are better than usual." ”

"Then we will hurry up to dry all this charcoal, and when we sell it for money, we will be able to hand over the bundle to my brother, and if there is any surplus, buy some meat, so that we can improve the food, and then call the uncle and them too, and take care of us like this, we have to thank them for taking care of us like this." Qi Jiuli said.

Qi Shixiang nodded seriously, and then couldn't help swallowing his saliva, the meat, the temptation is very strong, Qi Shixiang is even more energetic, turning over the charcoal on the kang one by one, so that they can be heated more fully and dry faster.

Qi Qizhu and Qi Shiyi had already carried hot water back to the house, taking advantage of the hot water, they took a comfortable bath, and when they finished washing, they took over Qi Shixiang's work, and Qi Shixiang went to wash.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, my whole body was comfortable, but the most important thing was that because there was a lot of hot water, I could wash hard, and Qi Qizhu and Qi Shiyi had a hint of red light on their faces when they came in.

"No wonder the eldest sister has been in a hurry to take a bath, this washing is comfortable, and I feel that my body is warm." Qi Shiyi's whole body was hot, and it was the first time in so many years that he had taken a bath in winter.

Qi Shixiang washed quickly, changed his clothes and couldn't wait to enter the house, felt the drying of the charcoal with his hands, and said in surprise, "I'm almost dry to the touch." ”

"It's small, but it's fast." Qi Jiuli explained, "When I go to dinner later, it must have been dried." ”

"Great, then I can sell it early tomorrow morning." Qi Shixiang's eyes lit up.

After another hour, the four of Qi Jiuli felt the dryness of the charcoal one by one, even if the palms of their hands were black, they would not fall a piece, after all, they were to be sold, and if it was wet, it would cause more smoke.

It's not a one-shot deal, you need to pay attention to integrity, so that you can sell charcoal every winter, and some people collect it.

When Shen Shi, Qi Qizhu and his entourage closed the door of the house and walked towards the uncle's house.

Qi Jiuli's eyes were not idle along the way, his house should be in the middle of the village, and there are many scattered adobe houses in the back, and the front is also.

On the far right, there is a mountain covered with snow and green, very high; Nearby is farmland, also covered with snow, this day is really cold, Qi Jiuli didn't walk for a while before he felt that his feet were frozen and panicked, and his hands were crossed into his sleeves to prevent freezing, this image.

Qi Jiuli looked down at himself and shook his head secretly, hey, what image do poor people pay attention to, it's lucky to be alive.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, when he arrived at the fork, Qi Qizhu took the lead and turned right, and the first family was there.

Qi Qizhu stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the door opened almost as soon as it rang, and it was a young woman who opened the door, and Qi Jiuli looked at it as if she was three or four years older than herself.

"Three cousins." Qi Qizhu called someone, and Qi Jiuli hurriedly followed.

"Seventh cousin, you are here, come in, go into the house to warm up on the kang, my mother was still talking to you just now." Li Cuijuan smiled, with joyful enthusiasm in her words.

"Qizhu and Jiuli are here, come in." Chi Lingmiao shouted loudly in the house.

Qi Qizhu led his younger brother and sister into the house, and Qi Shan and Chi Lingmiao sat on the kang and waved to the four of them.