Chapter 823: Locusts in the Ground
"Lu San went to take the cow out to graze, and Brother Dog helped me dig a pit for the fence."
As soon as these words came out, they went their own way.
By the time the sun was about to set, a clearing had been cleared next to the bear cave, and a fence had been erected that could accommodate hundreds of poultry.
Because birds are herbivores, Su Qingyan left all the wild grasses and wild flowers in the original place in order to save the trouble of raising them in the early stage.
After putting the caught live creatures in, she, together with Su Goudan, dug a lot of traps to prevent people and beasts.
Lu Tianhui took advantage of the cattle grazing to bring back all the prey on the hunting weapons that had been placed before
"Whew!" After finishing his work, Su Qingyan patted the mud on his hands and exhaled heavily.
She looked at Su Dogdan, who was tired and a little out of breath next to her.
"Brother Dog, I've worked hard for you today."
"Where, it's clear that you and the three brothers Lu do a lot of work!" Su Goudan smiled shyly.
Thinking that he was going to go down the mountain later, it was not good to pay for the salary in the village.
Su Qingyan took out fifteen copper coins from his arms and stuffed them into Su Goudan's hand.
"Brother Dog, this is today's salary."
Su Goudan pinched it as if it was worth his previous five-day salary, and he only felt hot.
At this time, Su Qingyan said again, "In the future, if the village chief's aunt asks for your salary, you will give her three cents, and the rest of the money will be saved and kept for your daughter-in-law in the future." ”
“…… Good, good. ”
Hearing this, Su Goudan's tanned face could faintly see a little red.
After Lu Tianhui settled the cow in the bear hole, he picked up a meat rabbit for dinner, and when he came out, he saw Su Qingyan and Su Goudan talking and laughing.
He was inexplicably unhappy in his heart, so he said.
"It's not too early, let's go down early."
"Okay." Su Qingyan responded, picked up the axe and saw on the ground and followed him down the mountain.
When she was free in the house, she might need these things to make some furniture or something, so these two items were carried by her and Lu Tianhui.
After a few people went down the mountain, Su Goudan went back after dinner under the retention of the two of them.
In the next two days, Su Goudan followed Lu Tianhui and Su Qingyan up the mountain to hunt every day.
At first, he didn't know much about hunting, so he was responsible for herding cattle, feeding grass to the birds he raised, or collecting prey caught from sharp hunting tools.
Although it was all scattered work, it also saved Su Qingyan a lot of things.
Later, Su Goudan was barely able to catch some old and weak poultry prey, which made Su Qingyan very satisfied.
"The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the old man of the Gu Mansion, and I have to go to the town tomorrow to send these prey over." In the bear cave, Su Qingyan said to the two men behind him while counting the things he had hunted in the past few days.
Not to mention those chickens, ducks, rabbits, geese and other birds, the wolves hunted that day and night alone were nearly 600 catties, and there were three adult deer, Gu Mansion could not only make a difference, but also may be able to supply some of the remaining to Guo's shopkeeper, and the deer skins and wolf skins that were peeled off could also be sold for some silver.
Su Qingyan secretly thought in her heart, thinking that the small treasury would be credited again, and she was happy for a while in her heart, Su Goudan was shocked for a long time when she saw so many prey stored in the bear cave at the beginning.
By now, he was no longer surprised, he only felt that if there was something impossible, Su Qingyan and the three Lu brothers would make it possible.
Without waiting for Su Qingyan to speak again, he said.
"Sister Yan, I should be driving my ox cart over tomorrow, right?"
Su Qingyan nodded, "Of course." ”
Xu thought that he had some use, but Su Goudan's face was a lot more relaxed.
On the second day, Su Qingyan thought that things would go smoothly, but after she made breakfast, she didn't see Su Goudan coming over for a long time.
"Lu San, I think Brother Dog must have encountered something, you stay at home, I'll take a look."
Su Qingyan thought for a long time, thinking that Su Goudan was not a person without a sense of time, she was not at ease, so she walked out of the gate of the Su family.
When I got to the door of the village chief's house, I heard the noise inside.
"Auntie, I know it's not easy for you and uncle to raise me, but this cow was left by my father, and I need to use it to pull a cart to work now, isn't it a moral thing?"
Su Goudan said in a good voice, but when the village chief's daughter-in-law heard this, she shouted for a while.
"How can you not disobey? Do you think I don't know that you follow Su Qingyan and her wild man up the mountain every day? I don't care if you're hunting or cutting trees for timber business, this ox won't be of much use to you, so you might as well plow the land for your family!" ”
Su Qingyan stood at the door and listened carefully, and after probably understanding what was going on, he entered the courtyard of the village chief's house.
There was an elderly man sitting on the loess mound inside, and following the memory of the original owner, Su Qingyan probably knew that this was the village chief of Sujia Village.
She faked a smile, "Village Chief, is the house so lively in the morning?" ”
Seeing her coming, Su Goudan looked a little embarrassed, and the arrogance of the village chief's daughter-in-law, who had a dispute with him, also extinguished. "Niece Yan, are you here? You're looking for dogs to work, aren't you? ”
Her tone and the sarcasm of Fang Cai were like two people.
Through the gossip in the village, the village chief probably also knew that Su Qingyan was living a relaxed life now, at least he could afford to pay his nephew to work, and he should be regarded as one of the best financial resources in the village.
He didn't like to offend people, so he got up and responded.
"Yan girl, where is it lively or not, it's just a joke between the dog and his aunt."
The back and forth words are roundabout.
Su Goudan didn't want to delay Su Qingyan's time, he said straightforwardly.
"Sister Yan, this cow may not be able to pull the cart today, my aunt wants to pull the cow to plow the field, but I can pull the cart to the town by myself, just slow down is ......"
As soon as these words came out, she was interrupted by the village chief's daughter-in-law, who had a strange tone.
"What did the dog say, I didn't know that this cow was for Yan's niece to help, but now that I know, you can pull it."
When Su Qingyan heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.
If she hadn't just listened outside for a while, I'm afraid she would have really believed what the village chief's daughter-in-law said.
It's even better than Su He's face, one back, and one back!
She was too lazy to grind her mouth, so she only said perfunctorily, "That's good, Brother Godan, let's drive the ox cart out, and after a while, the food will be cold." ”
After saying that, she walked out of the door of the village chief's house by herself.
Seeing this, Su Goudan was afraid that his aunt would say anything more, so he hurriedly drove the cow to follow.
"Sister Yan, I'm really embarrassed to ...... today"
Su Goudan drove the ox cart and walked quickly to Su Qingyan's side and said.
"Don't talk about the sidelines, let's eat quickly and go up the mountain." Su Qingyan waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to say any more.
When the two of them arrived at Su's house, they happened to meet Su He and Aunt Su going to work in the field.
Thinking that it had been ten days, the lame fourth man in Wangjia Village next door did not come over, Su He's arrogance became arrogant again, and she sneered at Su Qingyan in a strange way.