Chapter 3 When chopping wood is in progress
may not be sick in the first place, it may be the careful care of the Hesui brothers and sisters, or other reasons, in short, Qian Yu's body recovered quickly, and by the fifth day, except for some weakness, he was no different from ordinary people.
Although he has only been in contact with Hesui's brothers and sisters in the past few days, and Hesui goes to chop firewood every day, Xiaohegu often can't find a shadow, but under Qian Yu's deliberate inquiry, he still learned a lot of things. He was fished up from Yunxi by Hesui, and the time and space here are completely different from the original, a bit like ancient China, but it does not belong to any dynasty in history, and some human geography may intersect, but it is not exactly the same.
Did you cross by yourself? Qian Yu has never believed in crossing, he once made such an assumption that if he can cross, others will definitely be able to. A modern person traveling to ancient times will definitely change history, once history changes, is modern society still a modern society? This was a refutation until Hawking's "parallel space theory" was proposed.
Hawking believes that the universe we live in is not unique, there are countless parallel universes at every point in history, and modern people go back to the past through wormholes, and what they return to is not the real past, but a parallel space in history, so the development of this space is likely to be different from the original history.
Qian Yu has always thought that a guy in a wheelchair is a very unfortunate thing to fool people around with unfounded theories, and what is even more indebted is that there are really many people who believe that in his eyes, Mr. Huo, Jesus, and Muhammad belong to the same kind of people, and they are not much more clever than a glorious people's teacher like himself, but judging from what he has seen and heard now, Huo Dashen is actually right?
After thinking about it for a long time, Qian Yu didn't think clearly what the situation was, he simply adopted the simplest coping strategy, whatever, what do you like, as long as he is alive!
It's early morning again, and the stone table is still full of cauliflower and thin rice porridge, as for the dish of cabbage bacon, with the unanimous consent of everyone, it has been used as a substitute for salt, and a little bit of it will be put on every meal in the future, at least it is more nutritious than eating simple salty salt.
Breakfast was eaten quickly, although Qian Yu was thin, after all, he was an adult man, and after his body recovered, he drank three bowls of thin rice porridge in a row, his stomach was swollen, and he still felt hungry.
The autumn harvest has only passed recently, but the food of the Hesui brothers and sisters has been reduced by nearly half, if nothing else, the He family will soon run out of food, and when it snows in winter, it will definitely make it worse, so even if Hesui knows that Qian Yu needs nutrition at the beginning of his serious illness, he can only add as much water as possible when cooking......
After the dishes and chopsticks were washed, He Sui rarely didn't go out, she came to Qian Yu with a somewhat confused expression: "Brother Qian, you ...... Are you feeling better? ”
Qian Yu immediately noticed Hesui's abnormality: "It's much better, what's wrong?" Say, what should I do? ”
He Sui didn't expect Qian Yu to ask so directly, and she was even more uneasy: "This ...... I...... I know Brother Qian, you...... The body is not completely good, I don't want to trouble you, it's just ...... Just ......"
"It's not troublesome, just say something, I'll do it for you!" Qian Yu was very happy.
The ears of the grain are still wandering: "I want to ...... I'm sorry...... I ......"
Qian Yu didn't say anything when he saw her grinding for a long time, so he had to turn his head and ask Xiao Hegu: "Guzi, let's talk about it!" ”
Xiao Hegu didn't have Hesui's delicate thoughts, he was just a little worried: "Oh, it's Miss Ding's birthday in a few days, my sister is going to Ding's Mansion to help, sister, are you leaving today?" ”
Hesui touched Xiao Hegu's head lovingly: "Well, if it's not Miss Ding, where would my sister have the money to treat you, although Miss Ding doesn't care, my sister can't forget her roots, so it's better to go over as early as possible." ”
Hearing the words of the Hesui brothers and sisters, Qian Yu couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment: "It's nothing to let me go with me to help, it's just that I have never given a birthday to anyone in your place, and I don't know the specific process!" ”
Xiao Hegu looked at Qian Yu and looked speechless: "Brother Yu, Ding Mansion is the first mansion in our Qingfeng County, even if it is the county master, if you want to go in, you have to pay respects, Master Ding only has one daughter, Miss Ding, and her birthday banquet is not something anyone who wants to go to, even if my sister, if she doesn't have some affection with Miss Ding, she can't enter her door, let alone you and me." Since getting acquainted with Qian Yu, Xiao Hegu is no longer willing to call Qian Yu "Brother Qian", in his words, we are not related to each other, and it will be a loss to call you big brother.
It turned out that he would be wrong, and Qian Yu was suddenly a little embarrassed: "Then what should I do?" ”
"Chopping wood!" Xiao Hegu took it for granted: "My sister is leaving, it is estimated that it will take a few days, and Uncle Buyi can't cut off firewood, so you can only cut it." ”
Qian Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it turned out that he was just chopping wood, and he really thought too much. It's no wonder that this is the case, since Qian Yu was admitted to university, he suddenly became a celebrity in his hometown of ten miles and eight villages, every time he went home, countless neighbors invited him to preside over the wedding and funeral, saying that it was a touch of his literary temperament, you said that let a nerd who does not listen to things outside the window and only reads sage books to study the process of the wedding house and the funeral home, it is terrible! He already has sequelae.
He Sui looked at Qian Yu with an apologetic expression: "Brother Qian, I'm really sorry, I had already agreed with Uncle Buyi, but because of Miss Ding's birthday banquet, the Ding family ordered three hundred catties of salt from Yanjing at once, and everyone was really busy, so I wanted you to help!" ”
Qian Yu hurriedly waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, this is what I should do, you can go with confidence, don't worry about things at home, I promise to do it for you!" This is Qian Yu's heart, if it weren't for his weak body, he would have done something a long time ago, especially Hesui, a girl who goes out to chop firewood every day, but he can't do anything, it is definitely a torment.
Hesui is still not at ease: "Well, Guzi, you go with Brother Qian, pay attention to safety on the road, how much can you do, you really can't hold on, just rest more!" ”
He Sui left in a hurry, Qian Yu and the others prepared for a while, and then set off.
As a unique symbol of Yunxi Village, Yunxi is not far from the home of the Hesui brothers and sisters, with the gurgling stream flowing downstream, occasionally encountering raised reefs, and from time to time you can see the splash of water. Along the stream, there is a large jungle, but unfortunately it is almost early winter, and the original green leaves have turned yellow and fallen, and only a depression is left in the jungle.
Of course, with the arrival of winter, many tree trunks die and break, which is very easy to burn, and becomes a fuel source for boiling salt in Yunxi Yanjing. In addition to occasionally hunting some game in the jungle, the main source of income for the villagers of Yunxi is the Yunxi salt well, which is also the foundation of the survival of the Hesui sisters and brothers.
One hundred years ago, a craftsman accidentally found that this place contains a large number of salt mines, this person immediately gathered relatives and friends, poured all his wealth to dig a salt well, so there was Yunxi Village, one hundred years later, countless villages within a radius of thousands of miles because of various natural and man-made disasters and perished, but Yunxi Village has always stood tall, which shows the infinite wisdom of the ancestors.
Walking on the soft grass by the stream, listening to the sound of tinkling water, Qian Yu, who was about to hold back his illness in the house, was in good spirits, he pointed to the jungle at the end of the stream, and asked with a smile: "Are we going over there to chop wood?" Where is the chopped firewood delivered? ”
Seeing Qian Yu's excited appearance, Xiao Hegu was very puzzled: "Yes, but the firewood at the edge of the jungle has been almost cut down, we have to go a long way inside, Uncle Buyi is downstream, you can see it by turning two corners." ”
Qian Yu saw that Xiao Hegu was not in a high mood, maybe He Sui's departure made the little guy uncomfortable, he kindly relieved: "Don't worry about your sister, she just went to Ding Mansion to help, and she will be back soon, didn't you say that Ding Mansion is the richest family in Qingfeng County, and she won't be hungry if she comes to Ding's house." ”
Who knew that Xiao Hegu's expression still did not improve at all, he looked at Qian Yu, and the little adult seemed to sigh: "I'm not worried about my sister, but worried about you!" ”
"Worried about me?" Qian Yu was very strange: "What do I have to worry about?" ”
Xiao Hegu: "Of course it's chopping wood, my sister sends at least two loads of firewood to Uncle Buyi every day, she gets up at dawn in the morning until the sun sets, and now it's three poles in the sun, I'm afraid I can't go home with you until midnight!" ”
Xiao Hegu's words made Qian Yu also worried, and he asked carefully: "Two loads of firewood, how many catties are a load?" ”
To be honest, Qian Yu's question really stumped Xiao Hegu, he frowned and thought for a long time, but he still couldn't be sure: "I don't know, anyway, there are such big two bundles, they were all picked by my sister before, I haven't done it!" ”
Watching Xiao Hegu open his arms and compare a circle, Qian Yu instantly felt a lot more relieved, Xiao Hegu's circle diameter is less than one meter, according to his experience, two bundles are added to a maximum of 100 catties, two trips a day, and he can cope with it completely, he patted his chest and said: "It's okay, what's so difficult about just such a thing, don't compare me with your sister, I am a man, and I have strength!" ”
Xiao Hegu thought about the few young men who had worked for Uncle Buyi, and he also breathed a sigh of relief, indeed, Qian Yu is a man, of course his sister can't compare, and at the same time, he secretly swore in his heart that when he grows up, he must have more strength, carry more firewood, and let his sister rest at home!
The haze was swept away, and the two of them looked at the jungle that was getting closer and closer, and they both felt full of strength!
A stick of incense passed, and the two were at the edge of the jungle.
The two pillars of incense passed, and the trees in front of them slowly grew larger and thicker, but the usable firewood had been cut down.
Half an hour passed, Qian Yu looked at the jungle behind him, where he couldn't see the road, and felt that something was wrong.
An hour passed, the two of them were exhausted, and Qian Yu casually found a stump to lean on: "Guzi, how far is it, it's almost noon now!" ”
Xiao Hegu calculated in his heart: "Well, we have walked more than half the way, if we hurry up, we will be there in half an hour!" ”
"What?" Qian Yu almost sat on the ground: "Half an hour?" Is there any mistake? Just chopping two loads of firewood, can you run that far? ”
Xiao Hegu looked at Qian Yu angrily: "The firewood near the place has been cut down, if you don't run farther, where can you find firewood?" ”
Qian Yu: "I'll ...... it"
Another half an hour passed, and the two finally found a place, the forest here was very lush, and many dead branches were hanging on the trees, and even many fell to the ground, but Qian Yu couldn't care about this, he lay on the ground like a dead fish, snorting and panting, but Xiao Hegu was still very energetic, he only rested for a while, and was busy starting to cook.
Because of the long distance, he naturally couldn't go home for lunch, Xiao Hegu took the prepared dry food from his body, put it in a pot and washed it with water, Qian Yu also struggled to get up and make a fire, and after a while, wisps of green smoke floated from the lonely jungle.
Smelling the aroma of rice wafting out of the pot, watching Xiao Hegu rummage on the ground from time to time, occasionally wild vegetables and mushrooms were dug out by him, washed and thrown into the pot, this is all natural delicious, Qian Yu couldn't help drooling when he saw it.
Finally waiting for the meal to be ready, he can't wait, today's lunch is very rich, in addition to the gift of nature, the rice is also sufficient, Hesui specially let them bring the amount of three people!
Snoring, for a while the entire jungle was only the sound of two people gobbling up.
Touching his bulging stomach with satisfaction, Qian Yu sighed: "It's so comfortable, I haven't eaten so full for a long time!" As he spoke, he suddenly had an idea, as if he had discovered a new world, "Guzi, there is so much food here, why don't we find some to bring back, at least we don't have to drink gruel with cauliflower and vegetables every day!" ”