husband, he picked it up [farming]

The sun gradually slipped into the middle, and after being irradiated all morning, the whole land was steamed with heat. The villagers working in the nearby fields finally couldn't bear the heat and went home one after another.

Those who carry hoes carry hoes, and those who carry burdens carry burdens. When they meet acquaintances on the road, they can talk and laugh together and go home.

The sound of laughter drifted across the wasteland, and Chao Yan, whose back was soaked in sweat, straightened up and looked at the people on the road.

The location of the wasteland is higher than the main road, as long as pedestrians pass by it, they can see it.

Those people were men and women, or three or two, in groups.

The man in vertical brown lowers his head and whispers to the woman in the thorn hairpin sarong beside him, or speaks loudly to someone he knows, with a joyful smile on his face.

Chao Yan could see it clearly.

It's the same below, as long as you look up, you can see the figure standing on the wasteland. Someone saw Chaoyan, pushed the person around him, and motioned the person to look back, then they didn't know what to say, and turned their faces away together, knowing the inside story Those who knew clearly that it was Fang Mu's friend, those who didn't know, just guessed who this person was, but no one came to see it.

He watched these people walk away before returning to the house.

Others are hot, so is he. God didn't treat him special just because his sweetheart just left home.

Chaoyan put the hoe into the bathroom, closed the door after she came out, and then went back to the house to take the wooden basin to the puddle to fetch mountain spring water to wash her face to relieve the heat.

The mountain spring water flowing out of the bamboo tube is cool, and it is very comfortable to hit the face.

Chao Yan exhaled, and then went back to the house to make lunch.

I still drink porridge at noon. When the two of them went to the town together a few days ago, Fang Mu bought some flour. Chaoyan can make steamed buns or noodles to eat, but in the afternoon he has to go to the mountains to chop bamboo poles. Porridge is convenient.

After Chaoyan finished washing the rice, she went to light the fire.

In Fang Mu's absence, he turned himself into a small spinning top.

Chao Yan sat in front of the stove, holding a cattail fan in one hand to fan the wind, and stuffing twigs into the stove with the other.

The branches help the combustion, the fire in the stove is strong, and the burning branches make a beeping sound.

The wind blown by the cattail fan blew up the broken hair on the temples on the forehead, itching it on the face.

Chao Yan shaved her face with the side of her cattail fan, her mind was still spinning.

Although Fang Mu is not here, he has a lot to do. Chao Yan has already thought about it. Since Brother Mu has assumed the responsibility of earning money, he will take good care of his family, at least make use of this wasteland, and then go to talk about other things.

Thinking of this, he thought of Fang Mu, and when he thought of Fang Mu, his thoughts kept flowing.

"Hey..." Zhao Yan sighed, he never thought that he could suffer from this kind of lovesickness before.

Puff puff puff... The porridge boiling in the pot interrupted Chaoyan's thoughts, he hurriedly got up and took off the lid, so that the porridge could be as calm as he was.

......

In the afternoon, Chaoyan put the water in the porcelain pot into the basket, took them and the hatchet and locked the door to go to the mountain.

There was only one water bag at home, and Fang Mu asked him to take it away when he was going out.

However, ordinary people will not buy a water bag to do their work. The water bag is expensive, so they are not willing to spend the money. They either use porcelain pots to fill water, or drink mountain spring water directly.

Chao Yan locked all the doors of the house, and then went to the mountain.

He went to the bamboo grove where they picked up the bamboo fungus last time. He thought that there would be no one else in the barren mountains, but when he got close to the field, he heard the sound of bamboo chopping.

This bamboo forest is very wide, and the bamboo is straight and dense, and because it is close to the side of the mountain, it can only be cut from the side of the road.

So as soon as Chao Yan approached, he saw a familiar person.

Or Li Huiyuan.

"..." Chaoyan laughed, he and this younger brother really have a lot of predestined relationship.

But Li Huiyuan was not alone, there was a woman with him, because Chaoyan couldn't see her face clearly because her head was lowered, but she could be guessed that she was from his family.

The bottom of the bamboo grove is covered with bamboo branches, leaves and shells, and when you step on it, there will be a creaking sound, which also alarmed Li Huiyuan and his wife.

The two turned their heads together.

Seeing that Li Huiyuan was an acquaintance, he gently put down the guard he had just raised.

Also very happy because they are acquaintances: "It's you, Big Brother Chao."

Chaoyan hummed: "I'll cut some bamboo to build a tent."

Li Huiyuan also said: "My chicken coop needs to be replaced with bamboo poles, so I came here with my mother to chop some."

Chao Yan looked at the woman, her face was indeed [-] to [-]% similar to that of Li Huiyuan.

People look energetic and their eyes are bright.

Chaoyan bowed her hands and saluted: "I've seen my aunt."

Li Yeshi nodded at him: "I heard Yuan Yuan mentioned you, thank you and Muzi for what happened last time."

"Auntie, you're being polite." Chao Yan smiled, expressing her kindness.

Li Yeshi also knew about his relationship with Fang Mu, so when he saw him, he was alone and asked, "Did Muzi come with you?"

Chao Yan replied: "Brother Mu is going out today."

Li Yeshi understood: "Yuan Yuan and I have just arrived, so if you need help, just say so."

"Thank you."

Li Yeshi nodded with a smile, then bent down to work again.

There are loops around her neck, which are used to facilitate the operation of the tool for wrapping up the sleeves.

Seeing that she has quick hands and feet, she is used to farm work.

Chaoyan just took a look and found a place to cut bamboo, which happened to be opposite to Li Huiyuan's mother and son.

He needs a lot of bamboo poles, besides building a shed, he also needs to enclose land, but there is no rush to enclose as much as he can get today.

So for a while, there was only the sound of chopping bamboo in the woods, one side came and the other fell, one after another, echoing with singing, it was also interesting.

It's easy to forget the time when you get busy, and when Chaoyan felt thirsty and wanted to find water to drink, half an hour had passed since he came to the mountain.

There were five bamboos seven to eight feet long where he put his back basket.

It is not difficult to cut bamboo, the main thing is that you have to cut the bamboo branches, and it is also a skill to do it alone, and put the bamboo down.

Li Huiyuan wanted to help him, but the problem was that he couldn't get away.

If you want to help, you can't hinder your own affairs.

Chaoyan was tired and sat under the bamboo to rest, the light and shadow fell sparsely, swaying with the swing of the bamboo branches.

Over there, Li Huiyuan's mother and son are still busy.

Chaoyan asked aloud: "Auntie, Huiyuan, I brought water, do you want some?"

Li Huiyuan heard it, lifted his face from the fallen bamboo branch, and said, "Thank you Brother Chao, we brought some."

Still holding the teacup in his hand, Chao Yan asked again, "Have you chopped enough bamboo?"

Li Huiyuan looked at the number of bamboos he had. The two of them came a little earlier than Chaoyan, and naturally cut more than Chaoyan: "It's almost there." He asked Chaoyan again: "What about you?"

Chao Yan murmured: "Not enough."

Li Huiyuan looked at Li Yeshi, and then said to Chaoyan: "I will help you after I finish my work later."

Chaoyan saw that he really wanted to help, so she smiled: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, just take your time."

Li Huiyuan stopped talking, and lowered his head to cut the bamboo branch.

He and Li Yeshi divided the labor, Li Yeshi was in charge of chopping, he was in charge of cutting, and only helped when the bamboo was brought down.

Chao Yan had enough rest, and took the hatchet to chop bamboo again.

There was another sound of bang bang bang in the forest.

Li Huiyuan also did what he said, he came to help Chaoyan after he cut the portion needed by his family.

The bamboo that Chao Yan had just cut got stuck between two other bamboos, and the bamboo branches were entangled. Li Huiyuan wanted to come up and help him pull it out.

As a result, Chaoyan looked at the angle, then changed the direction, grabbed the bamboo head and pulled it hard, the whole bamboo made a crash, the entangled bamboo branches separated and fell suddenly.

"..." Li Huiyuan was stunned.

It was the first time he knew that pulling bamboo can be as easy as pulling onions.

Chaoyan just performed a 'powerful miracle' for him.

"Brother Chao, I'll help you." Unbelievable is unbelievable, Li Huiyuan still walked up.

Chao Yan is dressed in gray and vertical brown today, and there is still some hoarfrost on the joints on the bamboo. When he held the bamboo head and pulled it, it inevitably got on his clothes, so the chest and waist were white and gray. He raised his hand, wiped the sweat overflowing from his face with a clean spot, and asked Li Huiyuan, "Are you done?"

The location Chao Yan is looking for is slightly higher than that of Li Huiyuan, and the overall shape is a slope, so when walking up, be careful: "My mother is tying bamboo branches."

Bamboo branches are also useful, for making fences or burning.

"I'm not in a hurry, you can help your mother."

Li Huiyuan shook his head: "I'll help you cut bamboo branches, I can do it."

The look of his wangpo selling melons and boasting was quite funny, Chao Yan did indeed smile, and he suddenly asked: "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Ah?" Li Huiyuan was dazed when he asked, and realized after a while: "Brother Muzi is a good man, since you are his partner, you should be a good man too."

These words made Chaoyan dumbfounded: "Aren't you afraid that your brother Muzi will be mistaken?"

Li Huiyuan shook his head again, and said affirmatively: "Father said that brother Muzi traveled all over the world and met more people than I have eaten. The person he likes will not be a bad person."

"..." It was so well-founded that Chaoyan couldn't refute it.

He saw the flash of admiration in Li Huiyuan's eyes when Fang Mu was mentioned, and he knew that Fang Mu, who was out in business, didn't care whether he made money or not. At least this brother is.

But his brother Mu is really good: "Then thank you."

"It's not in the way." Li Huiyuan came to help and returned his own knife, really innocent.

...........

Fang Mu's caravan traveled for a long time before arriving at another county town thirty miles away that belonged to the same government office.

It was already after noon at that time, they did not enter the city, but did a simple repair in the suburbs, took a rest, and ate something to replenish their strength.

They have been taking the official road, and the road is uneventful, and they rarely meet people.

That's okay, at least it's safe.

Song Sheng and Lao Suan are still leading the way, and they need to go to a place to spend the night before night falls.

People can bear it, but cattle also need to rest.

Traveling at night is risky, and they generally don't do it.

Song Sheng was very careful about this, because he had suffered a loss, he didn't want to gamble with his brother's life, and he didn't want his brothers to go for nothing.