In the afternoon, the members who came to sell the goods were gone, and everyone sat around the brazier and sorted the dried mushrooms, such as bigfoot mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, and morels......

The three children of the Zhou family also came to help, and Lin Lan saw that a few children could tell which ones were bigfoot mushrooms and which ones were porcini mushrooms, and said with a smile: "I'm not as good as a few children." ”

Xu Hongju said: "Cousin, the children in the mountains can walk and are taken up the mountain by the older children to pick up mushrooms. ”

Lin Lan said to Wu Shufang: "Auntie, so many things have to borrow a dozen or so marijuana bags to come back, hire a few mules to pull them out, we have two mules, please help us." ”

Wu Shufang smiled: "What's the trouble, the sack brigade only has it, I'll let your uncle go right away." ”

Her family received more than 1,000 catties of old pumpkins this time, and when the boss sent it out, there would be an income of dozens of yuan, and she could repay Xiaolan's money by making one more trip before the mountain was closed, and with the capital, she would be able to repay the money owed to the brigade next year......

After a while, Zhou Dashan called several families with mules to come, and a few people negotiated with Lin Lan about wages, and made an appointment to leave for Shilian early tomorrow morning.

Before dark, Zhou Xiangui came to Zhou Dashan's house and asked Lin Lan about the distribution of the fields.

Lin Lan told him all the policies that the working group said that day, as long as he had written them down.

Zhou Dashan looked at Zhou Xiangui: "Uncle, when will Shishanling be divided?" "They can find the mountains to open up the wasteland and grow what they want to grow.

"Alas!" Zhou Xiangui sighed after hearing this: "When the members of the Lexing Brigade pay the public grain next year, if the situation is good, the surrounding brigades will begin to divide the fields and households, and it will probably take two years for us to take our turn." ”

Wu Shufang said: "I have survived so many years, two years is two years." ”

"That's right! At least there's hope, isn't it? Zhou Xiangui said to Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang, "The people in the mountains are bitter! Young people can't even ask for a wife, and there are sisters in the family who would rather marry a cripple outside than marry in the mountains. You guys have flexible brains, help us look at it in the future and find a way out! ”

His family is a family with good conditions in Shishanling, and it is not easy for several grandchildren to please wives.

Lin Lan knew that in another twenty or thirty years, the deep mountains would also be the most backward place, looking at Zhou Xiangui, who was only less than sixty years old, but like seventy or eighty years old, she nodded happily: "Grandpa Zhou, don't worry, we will pay attention." ”

Zhou Xiangui smiled: "I'm sorry to trouble you, I'll leave first when you're busy." ”

"Uncle, I'll send you." Zhou Dashan sent him to the slope.

After having an overnight meal, Lin Lan and the others put some of the selected mountain goods into sacks, and a total of more than ten sacks.

Early the next morning, Wu Shufang and Xu Hongju got up to boil eggs, fry cakes, and give them to a few people to eat on the road.

After eating, Li Xiangyang and Lin Guoliang lifted the sack out of the hall and put it on the eaves, and the three men drove the mules to come, and everyone tied the sack with a rope, hung it on the pannier, and prepared to set off.

Wu Shufang took out the air-dried hares and pheasants that she had bought at some time and put them in a bamboo basket, and asked Lin Lan to take them back for Lao Li to taste.

Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang had to accept it.

Wu Shufang and the old couple took their grandson by the hand, sent Lin Lan and Zhou Shishi to the slope and said to Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang: "Be careful on the road, you will come to your aunt's house to play when you have time in the future." ”

Li Xiangyang nodded briskly: "Okay, next year you and your uncle will come to Dongshi to drink happy wine." ”

"Okay, we'll go." Wu Shufang and the old couple also responded with a smile.

Lin Lan said goodbye to Wu Shufang and them, and everyone walked towards the foot of the mountain together.

As soon as I arrived at the foot of the mountain, I saw Aunt Wednesday with Zhou Qiaoyan, who was carrying a small clip on her back, standing on the side of the trail at the foot of the mountain and looking at them with a smile.

As soon as Zhou Qiaoyan saw Li Xiangyang, her eyes fell on him.

Li Xiangyang glanced at her coldly, took Lin Lan's hand and walked forward.

"Cousin Stone, Cousin Stone," Aunt Wednesday chased after Lin Lan and said with a flattering smile, "I'm sorry for you to take my Qiaoyan to Dongshi!" You don't have to worry about her when you get to Dongshi, my mother's family has a distant relative in Dongshi, and she will go to my mother's relatives when she arrives. ”

Lin Lan looked at her: "Where your daughter is going is her business, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

She felt that she might be too lonely, anyway, after living two lifetimes, it was the first time she had seen someone so self-talking.

Zhou Shishi caught up and frowned at her: "Third aunt, why have I never heard the third uncle mention it, do you have relatives in Dongshi?" "The third uncle knows that the third aunt is messing around like this, and I'm afraid that she will crawl out of the grave in anger.

"There are relatives in Dongshi, you coax yourself!" The three men looked at the mother and daughter with disdain and mocked.

Aunt Wednesday ignored their cynicism and looked at Zhou Shishi: "Yes, you can rest assured that Qiaoyan won't have to worry about her when she arrives!" ”

Lin Guoliang shouted in front: "Brother Shi, ignore her, let's hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to get there after dark." ”

Aunt Wednesday grabbed Zhou Shishi: "If you don't take my Qiaoyan with you, I won't let you go." ”

Seeing this, Zhou Qiaoyan ran to Lin Lan, knelt down with a plop, and looked at Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang pitifully: "Cousin, please, you can take me!" I will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life! In the next life, I will be a cow and a horse to repay you. ”

Lin Lan smiled angrily and looked at her coldly: "You ......"

"Xiaolan, I'll talk to her!" Li Xiangyang interrupted Lin Lan, stepped forward, looked at Zhou Qiaoyan who was looking at him with a shyness in his eyes, and said softly: "As long as you dare to follow us, today next year will be your sacrifice day." ”

Zhou Qiaoyan was so frightened that her face turned white and she sat down on the ground.

Aunt Wednesday hurriedly ran over when she saw it: "Qiaoyan, what did they do to you?" ”

"Mother, let's go." Zhou Qiaoyan grabbed Aunt Wednesday's hand and stood up, pulled her to turn around and leave.

Lin Guoliang watched the mother and daughter leave, and waved at Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang: "Let's go." ”

Li Xiangyang returned to Lin Lan, tied a scarf for her, led her with one hand and a mule with the other, and climbed towards the mountain.

The group went around the winding mountain road, climbed to the top of the mountain, tied the mule to the tree, and brought the fodder to feed the mule.

Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang sat on the big rock when they arrived and ate the dry food they brought.

Lin Guoliang looked at Li Xiangyang curiously: "Xiangyang, what did you say to that woman?" ”

Li Xiangyang smiled: "I didn't say anything, I scared her." ”

Zhou Shishi looked at Lin Lan embarrassedly: "After my third uncle left, the third aunt became more and more disagreeable. ”

Lin Lan shook her head with a smile: "It's okay, every family has two such relatives." ”

The men were filled, the mules were full, and the people began to descend the mountain.

When the group walked to the sky, it was almost dark, and they went down the mountain to the outside of Lin's house, and Lin Lan took the lead in walking in.

(End of chapter)