In the Great Northeast, it is more than 30 degrees below zero in winter, and the weather is cold and freezing, so I can't do anything else except go up the mountain to pick up some firewood.

So most people rest in winter, which is also called cat winter.

It was cold, and the three aunts and six women in the village couldn't get together at the entrance of the village to chat, but they didn't delay their visits and chatter.

In the winter, when the sun is late and there is nothing to do, most families eat two meals.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, it was time to go home to cook, but as soon as I came out, I met Xu Shiyan and his family.

A few women's eyes lit up, and they came over to talk, inquiring by the way.

"Oh, what are you pulling on this climbing plow? Such an old thing?

If you don't say it, San'er has to have the ability, go to the mountains to see ginseng and hunt, and bring down so much meat to your father and mother at every turn, it's really hungry to death. ”

These people not only talk about it, but they also use their hands, reaching out to climb the plow.

Xu Shiyan naturally refused to let them turn around, and hurriedly stopped them.

"Auntie, these dogs don't have a good temper, don't get too close, it's not worth taking a bite." Xu Shiyan can only talk about things through dogs.

Not to mention, those dogs are really baring their teeth.

They are in the mountains all the year round, and they are trained by Lao Li Tou to recognize no one except their masters, and they are more protective of things.

Some dogs don't care when outsiders enter the door, but if they take something in their hands and leave, they will definitely bite you to death.

A good dog not only protects the Lord, but also protects the wealth.

The dogs, like that, stared at the plough viciously when they saw someone approaching the plow, and their mouths whined.

Frightened, the mothers-in-law hurriedly retracted their hands, "What kind of dog is this?" This dead temper. ”

"The dogs who watch the ginseng have strong temperaments, otherwise how can they do it?" Xu Shiyan smiled.

"Auntie, it's not early, we just came back, we have to go home to have a look, and we have time to talk."

Living in the mountains for a few months was really a special stop, and now that I have returned to the village, I have to deal with these people again.

Xu Shiyan couldn't help but sigh, and then he didn't know what the family would be like like next.

After speaking, Xu Shiyan shouted at the dogs to continue to walk forward, and went straight to Lao Li's house in the west of the village.

Although the two of them have gone up the mountain, the furniture and everything are still in the Li family, so they have to leave a place to stay so that they can come back for the New Year.

I just came to the gate, and before I could enter the door, I happened to see Mrs. Li come out to hug Chai He.

"Oh, it's the three sons and the two of them who are back? I've been talking about it for the past few days, and now that I'm in the wax moon, you two should also go down the mountain and come back for the New Year.

Look, I really can't help but think, isn't this coming back today? ”

Mrs. Li met Xu Shiyan and his wife, and she was very affectionate.

"Yes, it's the wax moon, go home for the New Year. Auntie, what's wrong with my uncle? Better? ”

Xu Shiyan rushed into the yard with a plow, first unloaded the dog and tied it to the kennel next to it.

These dogs were all raised by Lao Li, and they were brought back to the Li family every year, and the dogs were no strangers here.

"It's okay, half of my body is still not very moving, and I can't speak very clearly.

Alas, it was good to save a life. ”

Lao Li Tou stayed in the commune hospital for nearly 20 days, and only went home to raise his condition when his condition stabilized.

He is old, and he has a cerebral hemorrhage, which must leave sequelae, and no one can do anything about this, so he can only take medicine and needles to raise.

"I haven't seen you this autumn, so I haven't thanked you yet.

The doctors all said that fortunately, you didn't move indiscriminately at that time, and you also bled out, so you saved the old man's life.

If it weren't for you on the mountain, our old man would be hanging. Mrs. Li said as she wiped her tears.

Not to hang, but to be sure.

In his previous life, Xu Shiyan went to work in Da'an Coal Mine, but he didn't work in the field, and when he came back for the New Year, he learned that Lao Li Tou was watching ginseng on the mountain and suddenly fell ill.

After all, it was a memory of many years ago, and it was not a particularly important thing, Xu Shiyan didn't think about it at all.

After Lao Li Tou's accident, he thought about it carefully before he remembered it.

But he couldn't say this to Mrs. Li, Xu Shiyan could only comfort him, and then quickly unloaded the things from the climbing plow and sent them to the warehouse for storage.

This autumn and winter, Xu Shiyan has been pulling things a lot.

Pine nuts, walnuts, and hazelnuts were packed into a sack, and all kinds of meat and skins were saved.

Of course, you have to bring it back when you go down the mountain for the New Year, sell what you should sell, and keep the rest for your own food.

After all of them were moved down and cleaned up, Xu Shiyan carried a pheasant and a hare, plus a piece of venison and a piece of pork, into the east house.

"Uncle, aunt. I just came back from the mountain, and I don't have any good things, it's all whole on the mountain, so keep it for food. ”

Mrs. Li was feeding the old man water, and when she saw Xu Shiyan bringing something, she hurriedly waved her hand.

"Oh, San'er, why do you think you're so polite?

You should take these things to your father and mother, we don't have anything to thank you for, how can we still accept your things? ”

"Auntie, if you want to say that, you will see the outside.

What's the difference between us and a family? I don't have any other skills, just don't dislike it.

My parents and parents, and what, this winter on the mountains have been a lot of strokes.

It's still the blessing of the uncle, my uncle is amazing, and those dogs are well trained. ”

Without those dogs, Xu Shiyan would have been able to hunt, but certainly not as much as he does now.

Xu Shiyan admired Lao Li Tou from the bottom of his heart, when this old man was young, he was definitely not ordinary.

"San'er, give, give, keep, keep." Lao Li Tou didn't speak too much, and he was a little struggling.

"Sit, sit." The old man raised his hand with great effort and beckoned Xu Shiyan to sit down.

"No, uncle, I just came back, and I haven't gone to my father's place yet.

I'll go over first, and then we'll talk in the evening. ”

I have lived in the mountains for several months, and when I go down the mountain, I must go over to see my parents, this is the rule.

"Hey, hey, night, night, talk."

Lao Li Tou is so old, can he still not understand this little rule? So he waved his hand at Xu Shiyan and motioned for him to go see his parents quickly.

Xu Shiyan came out of the east house, went back to the west house to change his clothes, and then dragged Su Anying and the others to Xu's house in the east of the village.

"Dad, Mom, we're going down the mountain." As soon as he entered the gate, Xu Shiyan shouted loudly.

"Sixth, Jin Feng and Xiaobo, come out quickly, see what delicious food I bring back?"

After all, they are relatives of flesh and blood, and the feelings are still different.

When I first came back from rebirth, I was full of resentment and looked at no one pleasing to the eye.

After living in the mountains for so long, Xu Shiyan's thoughts have also changed a little.

No matter what, it is also a father and mother, and it is still filial piety that should be filial.

Of course, it is an eternal truth that smells far away and smells close.

Come back once in a while, just bring something home, but don't get too close.

Otherwise, with the old man's stinky temper, Xu Shiyan didn't think he could bear it.