Forest Farm 1985: Raise a bear cub to climb the mountain

Chapter 164 Human Heart (Two in One)
Wang Tu Douzi ran towards the village so quickly that the tractor stopped outside the village without caring.

Dai Song rubbed his nose, walked over to the hard-working figure, and asked in the softest tone possible,
"Why are you working here alone?"

Nan Chunwan was startled when she heard this and the brick in her hand almost slipped.

She turned her head to look at her man, who had two dark circles under his eyes due to staying up late.

In that pair of beautiful eyes, there is three parts of heartache and three parts of uneasiness, and the rest is the self-confidence of "your business is my business, why can't I do my own business myself".

But perhaps because Dai Song was staring at her, her voice seemed a little lacking in confidence.

"Chief Qi called on everyone to help raise the wall, so we came to help~"

"Silly wife~" Dai Song pulled the other's little hand.

The pair of delicate little hands that had been warmed up with great effort had now become red and rough because of holding bricks and being poured with ice water. There were even several bright red cuts on the base of the hands and on the knuckles, which made him feel a pang of pain in his heart.

"Why don't you bring the stew?"

A pair of gowns are mittens used in northern China. The more common ones are made of pigskin filled with cotton, while the more sophisticated ones will have a layer of fur lining inside. Whether a pair of gowns is warm or not depends entirely on the fur used for the lining. Last time, Nan Chunwan brought back a few damaged wolf skins from Yonglitun, and she made the best use of them to make a pair of thick gowns for almost everyone in the family.

Except Dai Song, no one wanted it.

How could he pull the trigger when he went hunting in the mountains with a gun? And frostbite depends on the person. For example, the brothers Dai Song and Dai Bai never got frostbite on their hands no matter how cold they were.

When it was too cold to bear on the mountain, Dai Song would grab a handful of snow and rub it on his hands, and his hands would be warm in a short while. Dai Bai was even more ruthless. When he was pulling the big net, when he was too cold to bear, he would hook a fish, cut open the fish's belly and stick his hand into the fish's belly.

The surrounding weather is freezing cold, with temperatures as low as 0 to degrees below zero, but the fish caught in Songjiang River can even emit steam. Compared to the low temperature of the environment, the body temperature of these fish, whose body temperature changes with the water temperature, can always be maintained around °, thus becoming a natural hand-warming "bag" for the fishermen.

Nan Chunwan was instinctively a little shy, but when she realized that there was no one around, she let her man cover her little hand and blow hot air on it.

"It would be a waste if you use the stew for work~"

"You're so silly! Aren't slings meant to be worn? When they're worn out, we make new ones!" Dai Song pretended to be angry, but he pulled the innocent-looking young wife into his arms. "This is such a hard job, and it's on the edge of a village. There aren't even any militiamen around. How dare you do this?"

"I want to help you~Brother Song~"

The young wife pursed herself twice in his arms, raised her rosy face, and in her pretty eyes there was only the reflection of Dai Song.

"I'm your wife. I will stand behind you and support you no matter what. We can't comment on what others think, but we can do it ourselves. My hands and feet are not nimble enough and my movements are slow. It took me a long time to build such a small pile. It's indeed a bit slow. Don't despise me. But the total amount of work won't increase. I will come here to work after I finish my work at home. Even if I'm slow, I will definitely be able to... um!"

Even though she mustered up her courage, Nan Chunwan's face turned red with shame when she said these words from her heart. Her eyes were wandering and she didn't dare look directly at Dai Song. So Dai Song, who was deeply moved, took the opportunity to cover her mouth with his mouth.

In fact, since moving into the main house and experiencing the "storms", Nan Chunwan can be more relaxed even in front of her family when Dai Song openly holds her hand and hugs her. But now they are outside!

How could her face stand such a test? It turned as red as a cooked river crab, and her body felt numb as if it was electrified, and she fell into Dai Song's arms.

For a moment, hiding under the other person's collar became Nan Chunwan's only thought at the moment.

At the same time, a creaking sound was heard not far away, caused by a slight deformation of the carrying pole.

Nan Chunwan suddenly became like a frightened little rabbit. Her warm little hands kept patting Dai Song's chest. She finally broke free from his arms and saw her brother, sister-in-law and Xiao Qian walking towards them.

One was carrying bricks in the middle, walking with a bang, while the other two were holding the basket, one in front and one behind, to prevent the shoulder pole from breaking.

"Songzi is back!" Dai Bo was as nervous as a rolling pin. "I'm glad you're back. Can you handle it? If you can, stay here and help! Liping, you, Xiaowan and Xiaoqian should go back! We two are enough here!"

"What are you talking about!" Tang Liping patted Dai Bo, "You've come back to eat and rest well and can handle the hard work, but Songzi has been busy all night and has been working till now! You've made Songzi work non-stop!"

"I'm not going back either!" Dai Xiaoqian said as she struggled to help Dai Bai unload the bricks to the side of the wall, then picked up two bricks and started stacking them on the wall.

"I can do it too~" Nan Chunwan in front of him asked, "I can work here too~ Brother Song, go back and take a rest, right? I will speed up and try not to slow down your progress~"

"Silly Xiaowan, there is no such thing as progress or no progress." Dai Song pinched his wife's hand distressedly, "You, your sister-in-law and your younger sister go back, leave this kind of work to me and my brother. Go back and make me some hot soup and two big meat buns. I'm hungry~"

Nan Chunwan looked at her sister-in-law and sister hesitantly, as if seeking help.

Dai Song nodded at Dai Bo, and the thick-skinned Dai Bo understood immediately:
"I'm hungry too! Wife! Heat some soup for me too! Yesterday's whip soup! Serve me another serving! Eating that stuff will give me energy!"

Dai Bai had a loud voice to begin with, and when he shrieked, almost all the households in the village could hear it. The curtains in Guo Zusheng's house were drawn up in an instant, and through the holes in the curtains, they could see him walking sideways with his legs spread out like a crab, which made everyone want to laugh.

Tang Liping felt sorry for her husband and pulled Dai Bo's earlobe. Although she said she disliked him for being too nosy, she began to take off her apron, as if she was going back to heat up the food. Dai Xiaoqian wanted to get away with it and continued to lay bricks on the wall, but she was chased away by Dai Song and went back with her two sisters-in-law. The two brothers began to lay bricks.

To be honest, Dai Song was really sleepy, especially when he arrived at the village. The moment his feet touched the ground, he felt as if his head weighed several hundred pounds. For this reason, he had to chat with Dai Bo to relieve his sleepiness.

Dai Bai said that after he and Wang Tu Douzi left the village, Qi Shunli used a loudspeaker to call the villagers to a meeting in the village. As a result, there was a lot of chatter at the meeting, but no one was willing to work. Everyone kept arguing with Qi Shunli, and the scene was about to explode. At that moment, Xiao Wan was the first to run home, changed into old clothes, and went straight to the south of the village without saying a word. Naturally, they followed to work together.

In addition, Dai Song also learned that in this cold and freezing weather, when it was impossible to mix mud, this ingenious idea of ​​using water as a "glue" actually came from his own wife. For a moment, he felt proud and ashamed at the same time.

To have such a virtuous wife, how greedy must he have been in his previous life to bully and betray her like this?
Just as Dai Song was working with emotion, a familiar voice sounded behind him.

"Matsuko, are you going to do it yourself?!"

Liu Laoliu walked up to the building with his trousers pulled up, tightened his belt, closed the "middle door", and picked up a pile of bricks, using some as a stepping stone and one to build the wall.

"Sixth brother, your butt doesn't hurt?" Dai Bai looked at the other's perky butt. "Why don't you go back and rest? You're an injured patient. Just stay at home and recover."

"What are you doing?" Liu Laoliu clung to the top of the wall, trembling as he came down from the pile of bricks. He turned around and took a few more bricks, and slapped them onto the wall. "My sore butt won't stop me from working!
Lao Qi previously invited everyone to a meeting at the village headquarters to discuss this matter, and I went there too!

Songzi, your idea is really far-sighted!
Others just haven't faced a pack of wolves! But once they face one, they know how scary it is!

Besides, it was you who saved my life and Lao Gou's life. What you proposed is truly for the sake of the village, so I will definitely do my part!

The old ladies in the village were arguing with Lao Qi, but I was too lazy to intervene and went home early. I lived nearby anyway, so I came out to help the villagers as soon as they arrived. I didn't expect that you guys would quietly start the fight first! Before, Baizi was not here, so I couldn't come alone to avoid gossip. Now it's just the two of you, and I saw it, so I must lend a hand!

And after all, I am also a member of Tuanjietun and live at the entrance of the village. If the wall is raised, it will first ease the situation of my family. I don’t want to be like that guy.”

As Liu Laoliu spoke, he turned his head and spat towards Guo Zusheng's house, with disdain in his eyes.

Although he is not a very serious person, in some aspects, he always adheres to the absolute principle of "mutual consent" and "fair trade" and never messes around. He also looks down on people like Guo Zusheng who are pure hooligans, bullies the weak and fears the strong, and try to take advantage of others for free.

Hearing him say this, Dai Bo's eyes also showed a little more admiration. He thought that although Liu Laoliu had obvious shortcomings, he was still a very righteous person. So he took the brick from Liu Laoliu and

"Lao Liu, I'll help Song Zi lay the bricks, and you just water them. This is an easy job, and a bucket of water can freeze many bricks, so you don't have to run up and down." Liu Laoliu then noticed the basin of water that was about to freeze, and when he looked at the frozen wall, he was immediately amazed.

"I was wondering how you guys were going to fix the bricks to the wall in such a cold weather, but I didn't expect you to use water! That's a really clever idea, Songzi, did you come up with that?"

"No, it's my wife."

"Wow! This is too much! Songzi, you are so lucky! Your wife is beautiful and virtuous, and she is smart and takes the initiative to help share the burden..."

Liu Laoliu kept bragging, and Dai Song's mouth curled up and then down, then up and down again. Finally, he couldn't hold it back anymore, so he just put his head down, not trying to hide his pride at all.

The three of them worked and talked for a while, then Nan Chunwan, who had changed her clothes and put on a steamed bun and an apron, came trotting over with a vegetable basket astride her. When she saw Liu Laoliu, she nodded shyly.

Dai Xiaoqian and Tang Liping followed closely behind. One of them built two small stools with bricks, and the other set up a small table for Nan Chunwan to put the vegetable basket on.

"Brother Song, have something to eat." Nan Chunwan lifted the cloth on the vegetable basket, revealing the aluminum box and enamel pot inside. These things were the rewards given by the police station when she beat up the human traffickers.

As soon as the cloth was removed, the aroma of the thick soup and white flour buns wafted out.

"Okay!" Dai Song aligned the bricks, turned around, grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed his hands, ready to start working.

Dai Bai also came over happily, picked up the white steamed buns in the aluminum box, opened the enamel pot, sipped the hot "energy soup", took a bite of the steamed bun, and the warm current spread from his stomach to his limbs. He felt so comfortable in the ice and snow.

For a moment, Liu Laoliu seemed a little embarrassed. After pouring water on a few bricks, he silently used the bricks to build the wall.

"What are you doing, Laoliu? Go, go to the previous house and get a set of bowls and chopsticks! Let's eat together!" Dai Song turned his head and greeted him.

"No, no, I just ate, I'm not hungry, this way..." Liu Laoliu had just muttered a few words when his mouth was blocked by a white steamed bun stuffed into his mouth by Dai Song.

"What are you talking about? You want me to go to your house and get the dishes and chopsticks? Hurry up!"

"Yes, yes! Let's eat together!" Dai Bai also agreed.

"Come on, Xiaowan, let's go back and get some more!" Tang Liping reacted quickly, put a few things in the basket on the small brick table, and went back without saying a word.

Liu Laoliu was almost forced by Dai Song to sit on the bricks. Fortunately, he kept twisting his butt to show that he was injured, and Dai Song finally reacted. Although he could only eat while standing, Liu Laoliu felt warm in his heart and stomach.

At the same time, Tunbu.

The debate on Qi Shunli's side is still going on.

He was surrounded by a group of old women, with spit spraying on his face almost dripping down. Just as he was arguing desperately with the seven or eight people around him, the old woman who was blocking his side was suddenly pulled away, and then Wang Tu Douzi, who was panting, appeared in front of him.

"Lao Qi! Let's go! Go to the entrance of the village! Songzi is waiting for you there!"

"Songzi? Tunkou?" Qi Shunli wiped his face, feeling inexplicably nervous. "I'll be there right away!"

As he said this, he hurriedly pushed aside the villagers around him and followed Wang Tu Douzi to the entrance of the village.

The other villagers were debating enthusiastically and were unwilling to let Qi get away.

Counting the people watching the show, every one of them followed behind the two of them.
The shouting and yelling along the way attracted the curiosity of the villagers who had gone home earlier. They spontaneously joined the team and followed behind, while constantly greeting more villagers.

In the end, most of the people in the village followed Qi Shunli and the others to the village entrance.

But when he saw the wall being raised and the six people working hard under the wall, everyone was speechless.

Wang Tu Douzi didn't say a word, picked up a few bricks from the corner and joined the brick-laying team.

Qi Shunli, who was squeezed in the crowd again, felt his forehead throbbing. He had vowed before that he would mobilize everyone to raise the wall, but what was the result?

Not only do they have to work around the clock, but even their wife and sister have to do the work!

What does his promise mean? How will people view him?

Not only Qi Shunli, but also the villagers who followed him started to talk in low voices when they saw the courtyard wall that was frozen solid.
While admiring this ingenious idea, people began to discuss the feasibility of this project.

And those villagers who had been shouting the loudest before, seeing the wind change, quietly retreated.

Under the wall, as time went on, everyone cooperated more closely and their speed increased;

Three women wearing aprons and carrying stewed chicken stood in a row, passing bricks to Dai Song, Dai Bai and Wang Tu Douzi in turn.

After the bricks were neatly stacked, Liu Laoliu would stick out his "upturned buttocks" stuffed with thick gauze, step on the bricks, and pour water from top to bottom.

The villagers in the front row watched the water freeze quickly, frozing the bricks and the wall together, and their voices of approval grew louder and louder.

Those villagers who held opposing opinions wanted to slip back home while everyone's attention was drawn to the process, but they were squeezed by the villagers who kept moving forward and could not retreat even a step.

More and more bricks were added to the wall.

The surrounding voices of admiration and support became louder and louder.

"Songzi, let me help you!" Xiang Dongfang was filled with excitement. He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and went up to move the bricks.

"I'm coming too!" Luo Dongni pushed away the old woman in front of her who was singing a different tune, and joined the team building the wall.

"Count me in!"

"I'm coming too!"

"Songzi, you guys go back and rest! We'll take over!"

"And us!"

The enthusiasm of the villagers was ignited.

They rushed to help. Seeing that the bricks Dai Bai carried were quickly used up, Wang Tu Douzi immediately led a large group of young and strong men and followed Dai Xiaoqian to the south of the village to push the wall and move bricks.

Qi Shunli finally got rid of the crowd at this moment. After taking a breath, he looked at the old woman who was surrounded by the elderly villagers and snorted.
"From now on, you guys don't have to participate in any of the village's affairs, whether it's contributing labor or sharing benefits!"

(End of this chapter)