Two chainsaws worked together, today they cut down a black birch forest, the black birch trees are about the same thickness at both ends, straight and hard, suitable for making beams and squeezes, soon put down a piece, the others are responsible for knocking down the branches, and then carry the tree to the climbing plow, these climbing plows are freshly made, tied with the harvested wood, and when the battalion sends people over, then pull the wood down the mountain together, load it on the truck and pull it away.

During the lunch break, they came together to talk in twos and threes, He Siwei gave the noodles he brought to Lao Shen and Tang Shuang, Tang Shuang didn't want it, she said that she couldn't always take advantage of it, He Siwei said that it was borrowed, and he would return it later, both of them knew that it was just a kind word, and Tang Shuang accepted it.

A box of boiled noodles, divided into three parts, then pour some hot water into it, stir and eat until the stomach is warm, the pasta is already nourishing the stomach, the bud rice paste in the morning is not hungry, at this time the stomach is in, only feel comfortable all over the body.

The snow on the mountain has almost melted, and when the sun is high at noon, the mud on the ground is thawed, and the shoes are stepped on in the mud, and the mud on the trunk of the tree will also be stained when lifting the tree, and the whole day's work will be mud from head to toe.

Now that the snow has almost melted, and there is little water near the camp, the people in charge of cooking have to go to the stream every day to fetch water.

After Teng Fengqin and Sun Xianghong cleaned up, they did not rush to leave, but discussed where to find food for the two of them this week.

Teng Fengqin's idea is to use He Si's method for them, now that the fish are easy to find, the river has not yet been civilized, and the fish can be caught by shaving the ice.

Sun Xianghong raised his eyes and glanced at her, "He Siwei didn't tell you, where did they find the fish?" ”

Teng Fengqin said, "They are looking for it at the bottom of the mountain, so let's just go down the mountain." ”

Sun Xianghong said, "The place under the mountain is big, it is so easy to find fish, you don't know our situation, there are many swamps under the mountain, the small river has not been seen, there will be some blisters in the swamp after the spring flowers bloom, you can find fish there, there is no exact place, it is not easy to find fish." Based on your relationship with He Siwei, I thought she would tell you. ”

Sun Xianghong spoke normally, but Teng Fengqin felt uncomfortable when she heard it, she didn't know if she was too sensitive, and always felt that Sun Xianghong had something to say.

He Siwei is estranged from her, since the time he went up the mountain and encountered a big smoke cannon, everyone knows it, and now Sun Xianghong mentioned that she and He Siwei have a bad relationship, just like revealing her scars again and again.

Teng Fengqin didn't want to lose face in front of others, so she didn't answer the topic of He Siwei, and only said, "Since there are blisters in the swamp, there must be fish there, let's go there and try it." ”

Sun Xianghong got up, "That's the only way, I'll go find an axe." ”

The two carried baskets on their backs, went down the mountain with axes, and went directly to the swamp after going down the mountain, the ground thawed a layer at noon, and when they stepped on it, they fell directly into the mud, and when the feet were pulled out, the mud was like being drawn, Teng Fengqin looked at her clean rubber cotton shoes and was filled with mud, and the cold and sticky feeling from her feet made her freeze in place.

Sun Xianghong urged her behind her, "What's the wait, if you keep grinding, it's going to be dark." ”

Teng Fengqin could only go forward, in the swamp, and finally found a place with water, there was a layer of ice on it, Sun Xianghong handed the axe to Teng Fengqin, and asked her to chisel the ice, only a layer of ice floes, the axe chiseled down, the ice flickered and shook, only a white spot was chiseled, and the ice did not break.

Sun Xianghong said, "Make it bigger." ”

Teng Fengqin chiseled down hard for the second time, the ice broke, the force was too great, and the muddy water below also collapsed Teng Fengqin's face, and the clothes on his body were not spared.

Teng Fengqin maintained the posture of chiseling ice and froze in place.

Sun Xianghong stood a few steps away from her, except for the muddy water on her feet and trouser legs because of walking in the swamp, the whole person was clean.

On the contrary, Teng Fengqin, but after a moment of effort, he made himself covered in mud.

Sun Xianghong stepped forward, took the axe in her hand, and used the axe to peel off the ice, stirring the thin mud below, and you could see the fish frozen to death wrapped in the thin mud during the turning.

She babbled, "That's how to work below, how can you do medical care in the battalion headquarters, it's not the dirtiest and most tiring time, and when the soil layer is completely thawed, everyone is crawling in the mud when they open up the wasteland, and they are built like mud monkeys one by one." Tell me about you, you're not very old, and you're a nurse, so it stands to reason that you should have a good place, why did you come down there. ”

Teng Fengqin pursed her lips and didn't speak, and stiffly picked up the mud fish that Sun Xianghong turned out, the feeling of her hand catching the mud made her feel sick, the fish wrapped in mud was like ice cubes wrapped in mud, and her hands froze and lost consciousness after a few clicks.

On Sun Xianghong's clothes, because she turned in the mud with an axe, she was covered in mud, and the movements in her hands did not stop, "As a person who came over, I persuade you that if you can go back to the camp department, you should find a way to go back to the camp department to be a nurse, but don't suffer this crime." ”

has been in the countryside for so long, Teng Fengqin has encountered too many things, and Sun Xianghong is the first to be able to talk to her like this.

At this time, the embarrassment and sudden concern made Teng Fengqin unable to hold back any longer, and burst into tears.

Sun Xianghong said, "Cry, cry, cry will feel better." What is going on between you and He Siwei, everyone listens to it and knows nothing, don't talk about this, just say that the two of you are from the same place, and you are neighbors, and there is no need to act like enemies. Forget it, I don't want to talk much about you, and if I talk too much, it's like I'm provoking you. I still say the same thing, you have the ability to make your life better, or find a way to go back to the battalion department to develop. ”

There were not many fish in this puddle, and the two men chiseled a few more blisters one after another, and they were covered with mud before they were about to fill the back basket.

It was not early, the two of them did not dare to rest, they were in the cold wind next to the well, rinsed the fish and simply disposed of the mud on their shoes and bodies, and then walked up the mountain.

The weather was still minus seventeen or eighteen degrees, and after the sun turned west, the temperature dropped suddenly, and the shoes filled with mud became harder and harder.

Sun Xianghong said, "Let's go quickly, otherwise it won't be good if the shoes freeze on the feet." ”

Teng Fengqin hadn't spoken since she cried, she lowered her head silently, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

The two returned to the mountain, changed out of dirty clothes, washed their feet with hot water from the stove and changed into clean shoes.

Sun Xianghong said, "There is not much water, these dirty clothes can't be washed today, tomorrow the two of us have to carry water first, we have to walk a few miles to bring the water back, and directly take the clothes over there to wash." ”

asked Teng Fengqin again, "You still have a change of shoes and clothes, you see the two of us looking for food to make mud, they work in the mountains, and they are mud from head to toe all day, and now the weather is cold and the clothes don't like to dry, the clothes can be worn if they are dirty and not washed, but the shoes are not good, they are not dry, they are put on, and the wind blows outside, and there is no difference between stepping on the ice." ”

She waved her hand, "Forget it, don't mention this, you have the technology in hand, let's find a way to go back to the camp headquarters." ”

Sun Xianghong moved quickly, and after changing, he said that he would go out to get dinner first, leaving Teng Fengqin alone in the shack.