Xiao Hegu looked at him angrily: "Why didn't you look for it, otherwise what do you think I go out to do every day?" My sister chopped wood for money to buy rice, so I went to find other food to store it, not only us, but the whole Yunxi Village did this. ”

Qian Yu was puzzled: "Since there is something to eat, then why do you only drink gruel at every meal?" ”

Xiao Hegu felt that Qian Yu looked like an alien: "Of course those things are reserved for the winter, do you think these things are available every day?" In two months, the entire Qingfeng County will be covered with heavy snow, not to mention pine nut mushrooms, even the grass roots will be frozen in the ground and cannot be dug up! ”

Qian Yu was taken aback: "Is it cold in winter here?" ”

"Of course it's cold, you'll know then. Hurry up and get to work, if you don't have enough firewood to buy rice, you will be completely finished when the food runs out in winter. Finally, Xiaohegu also emphasized: "Many people in Qingfeng County freeze to death every winter!" ”

Speaking of this, Qian Yu didn't dare to rest anymore, he picked up the machete, found a big tree to climb on, and Xiao Hegu also helped pick up some branches. There are many poplars and paulownia trees here, and firewood is unexpectedly easy to cut, not to mention the fall on the ground, even if the dead branches on the tree, as long as you kick two feet hard, you can often fall a large piece.

Xiao Hegu watched Qian Yu show off his style on the tree, and said with envy: "Brother Yu, it would be good if you came a while earlier, my sister is naturally afraid of heights, every time she climbs the tree, it takes half a day, and every branch has to be cut down with all her effort!" ”

Hearing Xiao Hegu's praise, Qian Yu laughed and said, "I'm still quite good at saying this?" It doesn't matter, with me in the future, you don't have to run around with your sister, she just needs to cook at home! ”

I don't know what to think, Xiao Hegu looked at Qian Yu with very strange eyes, some inexplicable closeness, some loss and melancholy, he didn't say anything, just silently bundled the firewood piled together!

Qian Yu didn't notice the strangeness of Xiaohe Valley, he found that the jungle was really a good place, he only walked less than fifty meters, and found a lot of delicious food, he even found a pepper tree, carefully plucked the leaves that were still green, he had already begun to drool, this thing is used to cook meat, it is called a fragrant!

In this way, he and Xiao Hegu were working while looking for food, picking up some pine nuts and walnuts from time to time and stuffing them into their mouths to chew, and before they knew it, a large piece of firewood was piled up under their feet.

The water of Yunxi is still flowing slowly, and the sound of flowing water is like a beautiful music. Two young figures walked slowly along the stream, one was twenty-three or four-year-old, carrying firewood more than half taller than him, and the other was eight or nine years old, thin and weak, and the clothes on their bodies were all patches, it was Qian Yu and Xiao Hegu.

Qian Yu had no time to enjoy the beautiful scenery by the stream at the moment, he looked ahead blankly, the sweat on his face flowed faster than Yunxi, he was too lazy to wipe it, he just asked weakly: "Guzi, how far is it ahead?" ”

"It's far, far away, Brother Yu, we're less than a third of the way away, why don't you rest first?" Xiao Hegu had long forgotten Qian Yu's demeanor of kicking off a big branch, at this moment he was full of contempt in his heart, just two loads of firewood, not to mention walking slowly, and panting like a dead dog, far worse than his sister, just like this, he still wants my sister to cook for you, are you worthy? What a shame!

In his young heart, cooking for a man is something that only a daughter-in-law can do, Qian Yu's words revealed his intentions towards his sister, and Xiao Hegu naturally had reason to be angry.

Qian Yu didn't know that he was despised by a certain minor, he shook his head firmly: "No, you can't stop, if you stop, I guess I won't be able to walk anymore!" ”

It's a bit of courage, Xiao Hegu thought, and kindly reminded: "Why don't I help you share a little, at your speed, we won't be able to go home in the middle of the night!" ”

Qian Yu refused: "No, now is the time for you to grow your body, in case you are tired, I can't give you a bad account!" Don't worry, you just need to run with me today, and when I know the road, you won't have to come, hey, you shouldn't try to save trouble if you knew it earlier, and you should report to Uncle Buyi first. ”

Qian Yu's words moved Xiao Hegu very much, he looked around like a thief, lowered his head and whispered to Qian Yu: "It's okay, I can tie it with a rope and pull it on the ground, I have helped my sister like this before, and I don't know it." ”

Hearing Xiao Hegu's words, Qian Yu was stunned, yes, these firewood are slender and fluffy, if you drag them in front with a rope, you can definitely save a lot of effort, and you can't use it in real life. Thinking of this, the heart that had supported him to move forward tenaciously just now disappeared in an instant......

Hulahulahula......

One end of the rope is tied to the firewood, and the other end is tied into a ring by Qian Yu, from the left shoulder to the right waist, if you add two more wheels, it will become a cow-drawn cart in the rural hometown, look at his posture of moving forward like an arrow, genius and fool, hell and heaven, sure enough, as the philosopher said, there is only one step away!

He was about to brag about his ingenuity to Xiao Hegu, but when he turned his head, he saw the other party's pale face, as if the world was apocalyptic. Is the little one unwell? That's right, at his young age, it's normal to be a little uncomfortable when he runs so far with himself.

Thinking about it, Qian Yu asked with concern: "Guzi, what's wrong with you, if you are uncomfortable, let's rest for a while!" ”

It's okay that he didn't ask, and Xiao Hegu's voice immediately turned into a crying voice when he asked: "Brother Yu, you are in trouble, these firewood are used to boil salt, you can only carry it, you can't pull it, if you let Yunxi Water God know, there will be no more salt in the salt well, and everyone will be hungry at that time!" ”

Xiao Hegu's choked tone was intermittent, but Qian Yu still understood, which made him a little funny, what can only be memorized, not pulled? What does it have to do with the god of water whether salt comes out of the salt well? It's also the head of the road, isn't it too much fantasy fiction?

He smiled and relieved: "It's okay, it's okay, isn't it just pulling some firewood, even if you want to take care of it, you should also be in charge of the wood god, Yunxi Water God is only in charge of the things in the water, if he has to keep an eye on our firewood, it will be called fishing across the boundary, which will cause conflicts in the god realm!" ”

Qian Yu's words not only did not have the slightest comforting effect, but made Xiao Hegu even more flustered: "Brother Yu, you actually blasphemed the gods? You're done, you're finished, all the gods in the sky and on the earth, Hegu, I didn't say anything bad about you, it was all said by Brother Yu, if you want to blame, blame him. ”

"Okay, blame me, blame me, it's all right, let's go quickly, and try to get back before dark."

When Clinker heard Qian Yu's words, Xiao Hegu's mood did not improve, but became more and more panicked, and he couldn't help but take two steps back: "No, you can't go back, even if the Yunxi Water God doesn't punish you, Uncle Buyi won't spare you, the salt in the salt well has been getting less and less in the past two years, it must be that the Yunxi Water God is angry." Now every time you go to the New Year, you have to sacrifice and pray, and even Yunxi doesn't dare to go down, and the fish inside grow big. Let's quickly throw away the firewood and leave secretly, so that even if the Yunxi Water God blames it, he may not know that you did it......"

Looking at Xiao Hegu's chatter, Qian Yu felt a little funny in his heart, the little guy must be tired, and even the myths and legends were brought out as excuses, he naturally didn't believe in any Yunxi water god, as for throwing firewood and the like, it was even more childish, he almost lost half his life for these firewood, how could he give up in vain?

However, Qian Yu still stopped, he wiped the sweat on his head, and leaned lazily on the pyre: "Okay, don't go, rest first!" ”

Seeing Qian Yu's movements, Xiao Hegu retreated again, and after a long time, he carefully found a dry place to sit down, he looked stunned, his eyes looked ahead, dull and unfocused, he didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't speak.

The little one has something on his mind! As an excellent people's teacher, Qian Yu has some attainments in educational psychology, and he knows that he should enlighten him at this moment, but where to start?

This can't help Qian Yu, Xiao Hegu's world is very simple, except for being busy with food and drink every day, only his sister is left. Although the little guy lacks food and drink on weekdays, he will get used to it after a long time, he shouldn't be bothered by this, it must be his sister, thinking of this, Qian Yu felt that he had found a breakthrough.

So he opened his mouth and asked, "Guzi, can you tell me about Miss Ding?" ”

Xiao Hegu didn't expect Qian Yu to ask this, and his expression was instantly vigilant: "Miss Ding, why are you asking her for?" ”

Qian Yu smiled secretly in his heart, psychologically speaking, if you want to attract a person's attention, you must say amazingly, and now it seems to be effective: "Curious, I heard you say that her family is the first in Qingfeng County, so it should be very rich." ”

"Of course Ding Mansion has money!" Xiao Hegu's attention had been attracted, he looked at Qian Yu, and took it for granted: "Don't dare to say anything else, it's her family's family, who can eat meat every day, and the Zhang butcher in the county has to send a big fat pig to Ding's house every few days, and the piece of meat at home is also given by Miss Ding, do you say she has any money?" ”

Seriously, from Xiao Hegu's words, Qian Yu really didn't hear where the Ding family was rich? The canteen of Bohu No. 1 Middle School also buys a lot of meat every day, why doesn't he feel like a rich man? Of course, as a psychological counselor, the look on his face now should be envious: "So rich? I really want to be a housekeeper! ”

Looking at Qian Yu, Xiao Hegu shook his head: "I'm afraid you can't, the Ding family's family members have been passed down from generation to generation, and they never recruit people from outside." ”

Yes, it's still a golden job, Qian Yu is a little funny: "I heard your sister say that she can meet Miss Ding, or because of you, what's going on?" ”

Hearing this question, Xiao Hegu fell silent......

It's not good, maybe it was about the sadness of the little guy, he was just about to change the topic, but he heard Xiao Hegu say slowly: "It was the coldest time last winter, the family ran out of food, there was a strong wind overnight, and the roof was also overturned by half, and it has not been repaired until now." I was cold and hungry, and my sister fell ill despite covering me with three quilts. ”

Thinking of the futon that he covered at night that was not much thicker than his clothes, Qian Yuxin said not to mention three, even if you add three more, it can make you frostbite.

"I was very scared, my sister carried me on my back and walked twenty miles to the county seat to find a doctor, but we couldn't even pay for the consultation fee, let alone catch the medicine, my sister even knelt down for the doctor, but he was still indifferent and kicked us out......"

Speaking of sad things, Xiao Hegu's voice was a little choked: "Do you know? At that time, I was lying on my sister's back weakly, feeling that the whole world was cold, looking at my sister's desperate eyes, I thought I would leave this world...... Just when I was most helpless, Miss Ding appeared, she took us to her house, and she also found me a doctor, you know, her house was really warm and warm......"

Watching Hegu recount the past like a little adult, for some reason, Qian Yu's heart was sour, he patted the little guy on the shoulder, and comforted: "Don't worry, as long as we work hard, we will definitely be able to live in a warm house in winter, and we will also have the money to see a doctor, and we will never go to the pharmacy that kicked you out, and him off!" ”

"yes, him off!" The little guy was indignant!