"What? How old is Fu Ya, this fourth child can really toss! Mother, don't worry, let's go up the mountain and get Fuya back! Liu Cuihong hurriedly gave her sister-in-law and siblings a look - let's go! Don't go and wait to be scolded?

Mrs. Wu's chest rose and fell violently, and her eyes were red in a hurry: "Where to find it?" If you can find it, wait for you to come back? ”

At this moment, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law heard a violent knock on the door from the backyard.

"I'll take a look!" The eldest daughter-in-law put down the basket in her hand and walked quickly towards the backyard.

"Mother!" Song Laosi put the back basket full of pine pagoda on the ground, wiped the beads of sweat on his face, and grinned and said, "Look! What did we find...... Oops! Mother, why are you beating people! ”

"Why did you beat you, you don't know in your heart?" Mrs. Wu held a broom and chased Song Lao Si all over the yard. Song Laosi was as nimble as a monkey, she didn't say anything without hitting a few times, and she was so tired that she was panting.

"Where's Fuya? Where did you take my Fuya? The broom in Mrs. Wu's hand was pimple and threw it towards the fourth child.

Song Laosi jumped to the side, dodged the broom, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry!" Fuya is very good, I just fed the egg yolk before I came back - by the way, mother, look, these pine towers and chestnuts were all found by our Fuya! It's so wise to take Fuya up the mountain this time! That one...... Not to mention, there are several baskets of pine towers on the mountain, and you have to carry them back before dark! Big brother, third brother, be quick, don't delay! ”

The three brothers quickly poured Songta into the courtyard and turned to walk towards the back hill. Mrs. Wu stopped them: "Wait a while, I'll go with you!" Fourth daughter-in-law, go and call the old man back......"

Not long after, Song Laohan, who was chatting with the old man at the entrance of the village, muttered to the door: "What's the matter, do you have to call me back?" It's all said, the fourth child will take care of Fuya, don't worry about it! ”

"Stop chattering, go to Lao Zhangtou's house to borrow a few back baskets, let's go up the mountain!" Mrs. Wu brought hot goat's milk and boiled rice flour paste for fear of starving her baby granddaughter.

At home, Su Yun stayed behind to take care of a few children. The third daughter-in-law also wanted to stay, and she picked mushrooms and walked a lot of mountain roads, and she didn't want to go up the mountain anymore. But I just saw my mother-in-law go crazy, and finally didn't dare to say what was in my heart.

When Mrs. Wu arrived, Fu Ya was rolling up a small quilt and sleeping like a little piglet. Touching her granddaughter's puffy face, Mrs. Wu finally had a little smile on her face, she shook her head and said with a smile: "This little thing, it can eat and sleep, it is a blessing!" ”

Song Laohan and his sons made two more trips down the mountain, and it was dark. The family gathered in the courtyard to count today's "trophies" - two baskets of chestnuts, more than a dozen baskets of pine towers, and more than a dozen catties of pine mushrooms!

Liu Cuihong said happily: "It's a shame that before I went out this morning, I went to hug Fuya." Others picked up some worthless miscellaneous mushrooms, but we found a shady pine forest with many pine mushrooms hidden under the fallen leaves. I heard that the restaurant in the town collects pine mushrooms, and a pound has risen to more than 100 yuan! ”

"More than a hundred is the price of dried mushrooms, and when these are sun, they can be more than two catties at most, right?" Mrs. Wu hugged Fu Ya and looked at the pine towers, chestnuts and mushrooms in one place, showing a satisfied smile.

Liu Cuihong counted with her fingers, but she didn't figure it out, and looked at Su Yun for help. Su Yun smiled and said, "More than two catties is not a lot, and it can be sold for three hundred yuan!" ”

Liu Cuihong smiled on her face and said, "It's not! I earned three hundred wen in half a day, three taels of silver in ten days, and ...... in one hundred days."

Mrs. Wu pierced her sweet dream: "Wake up! You see how many people in our village go into the mountains every day, even if there are mushrooms, they are almost all picked up. Today is your luck, how can you be so lucky every day? ”

Song Laosi said with a smile: "That piece of pine tower, we are only halfway through, and if we work for another day tomorrow, we can almost take it back......"

Old Man Song smoked a dry tobacco pouch and was silent for a long time before he said, "Tomorrow, let's bring the plug and come and go!" ”

The bolt is related to his family, there is a sick and weak old lady at home, the daughter-in-law is gone, and there are three babies to support below, and the family situation is more difficult than his family.

Donglai is the son of the village chief's family. Last year's locust plague, the family had been out of food for several days, and if it wasn't for the village chief borrowing them a few catties of coarse grain, they would not have survived the imperial court to distribute relief grain...... People, we must know how to be grateful!

As soon as his words came out, the courtyard fell silent. Everyone's eyes were focused on Mrs. Wu, who was teasing the baby.

Mrs. Wu's eyes widened and she said, "What are you doing with me?" Do as your dad says! Also, when returning the basket to Zhang's house for a while, remember to load two catties of chestnuts! ”

She has a powerful temperament, but she is not unreasonable and moral!

Three catties of pine towers can peel out one catty of pine nuts. These pine towers on the ground can peel out at least two or three hundred catties of pine nuts. A pound of pine nuts is now almost thirty wen, which is enough for them to have a fat year! People, don't be too lonely and too greedy. Otherwise, the gods will take back the blessing!

Mrs. Wu looked down at the little milk baby in her arms - those pine towers should be divided out, and they should be ...... Accumulate blessings for Fuya!

Early the next morning, Boss Song called for the bolt and Donglai, and a group of people quietly went up the mountain.

In the evening, the bolt lady looked at the pine tower paved in the courtyard, wiped her eyes, and said to the bolt: "Your three masters and the family have helped us all these years." These...... But the grace of life! ”

I don't know if she will be able to repay it in her lifetime. However, her sons and grandsons are all conscientious and will definitely find an opportunity to repay them in the future.

The village chief looked at Songta, but fell into deep thought. He pondered for a long time before he asked his son, "You say, is there still a red pine forest like this?" ”

Donglai shook his head and said, "There should be no more nearby!" There are several villages around us, and there are so many people who enter the mountains every day, and if there are any, they have already been plucked out. ”

"Yes! Okurayama has nurtured our ancestors for generations. Natural disasters have occurred frequently in the past few years, and thanks to this Okura Mountain, so many people can survive...... It takes 50 years for a red pine tree to bear fruit, and it takes another two years for the pine nuts to ripen, but it is only a matter of one or two days to pick. How can there still be so many red pines to give us trouble? The village chief sighed deeply.

Donglai didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only say palely: "Fortunately, this year's harvest is okay, and King Chen has exempted our tax ...... again."

"Sometimes, a good harvest is not necessarily a good thing!" The village chief sighed.

After the autumn, the village came to borrow grain one after another, and there were fewer people who couldn't borrow it and rolled around and scolded the streets? This is nothing, for fear of provoking those who are desperate to take risks......

"By the way, you guys carried the pine tower down the mountain, and no one saw it, right?" The village chief suddenly asked.