Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

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When Mu Xueli heard this, he immediately became excited and said:
"Carrying a mallet? Where are we going to carry the mallet, brother-in-law?"

No wonder Mu Xueli was so happy, mainly because the old dig that the three of them had done before yielded a lot of wild ginseng.

With the blessing of wild ginseng, Mu Hua's physical deficiencies were effectively supplemented.

This is the happiest thing for Mu Xueli's family.

Wang An said with a smile:

"We've been to a lot of places this time, and they're quite far. I guess we won't be back until the autumn harvest."

According to the records on the deerskin, the nearest place is more than 200 miles away, and the farthest place is more than 500 miles away.

This distance is not really close in the deep mountains and forests.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli suddenly said:

"Brother-in-law, why don't we go now and let my parents build the house at home, what do you think?"

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang An's eyes widened. He never thought that his brother-in-law would be so addicted to digging ginseng.

So, Wang An explained helplessly:

"The reason why we have to wait until you two finish building the house is because we have to go to Red Hammer City. Now is Green Hammer City, and the mountains and fields are covered with grass. If the hammer is placed in front of you, can you tell what it is?"

Wang An firmly believes that people who are not familiar with ginseng digging should not easily go into the mountains to look for ginseng.

In places like Fangyacao City and Qinglangtou City, even professional ginseng diggers can't harvest much in the mountains, and for novice ginseng diggers like Wang An, there is no need for them to go into the mountains.

Once you go into the mountains, the biggest possibility is that you will get nothing, and your trip would be in vain.

As for the old cave that Wang An and his two companions had dug up before, to be honest, in Wang An's opinion it was purely a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

Hearing Wang An say this, Mu Xueli scratched his head and said with a bit of reluctance:
"We've already rushed to Fangyacao City, so how can I be any worse than Qinglangtou City?"

When Wang An saw Mu Xueli's behavior, he couldn't help but slapped Mu Xueli on the head, and said angrily:

"I think you are crazy about money. It's harder to find a club in Qinglangtou City than in Fangyacao City. People who specialize in carrying clubs don't want to go into the mountains. But you can find a club just by going in? How can you be so awesome? Or do you have something more than others?"

Wang An slapped Mu Xueli three times in a row for each question.

Wang An discovered that no matter whether it was Mu Xueli or Wang Li, they had to be constantly reminded, otherwise these two would sooner or later try to go up to the sky or into the earth.

But you know what, after dealing with Mu Xueli, Wang An was in a pretty good mood.

And Wang An's three slaps immediately made Mu Xueli behave himself, and most importantly, they made him sober up.

Mu Xueli rubbed his head and said:

"That's right, brother-in-law. We should go to Red Hammer City to catch up."

Wang An waved his hand and said:
"Okay, I'm going home. If I'm free I'll come over to help or something. If you need anything just come find me."

After saying this, Wang An was about to turn around and leave, only to hear Mu Xueli say:

"Brother-in-law, why don't you ride a horse back, so you don't have to walk all the way back."

Upon hearing this, Wang An said without turning his head:

"Hurry up and pour it out. I have to feed you when we get home." Mu Xueli watched Wang An's back getting farther and farther away, then turned around and went back to the yard.

On the way back, Wang An looked at the trees, flowers and plants around him and suddenly found that he liked this rural life more and more.

Of course, this is based on the premise that you have money. If you don’t have money, it is better to find a way out as soon as possible.

At this time, if you don’t have some ability in the countryside, there will be no major development.

When Wang An got home, the servants in his house were eating. Seeing this, Wang An also found a bowl and started eating.

Because Wang Li's family had already started work, many skilled craftsmen in the village went to help.

In Wang An's family today, apart from two bricklayers and two carpenters, the rest are a few laborers who help with mixing plaster or doing odd jobs.

The only people who helped with cooking were Widow Zhao, Widow Li, and the young widow Shen Wei.

Actually, let's just say that Widow Zhao and Widow Li can now retreat, because there is only food and dishes for more than 10 people, and Shen Wei's help is enough.

Even if Shen Wei went home, Liu Guilan could handle it on her own.

It's just that people, when they become poor to a certain extent, that is, when they have no food to eat, they no longer have the so-called "face".

Of course, if it really comes to this, there is no need for the thing called "face" to exist. If you are almost starving to death and still want "face", then you are a complete idiot!

In fact, at this season, you won't starve to death if you stay in the mountains, because the mushrooms and wild vegetables in the mountains have already come down. As long as you are diligent, it will be no problem to fill your stomach.

But no matter whether it is mushrooms or wild vegetables, how can they be as filling as steamed buns?

So in order to eat, the two of them brought their children to work early every day, and Liu Guilan didn't say anything.

The reason why they were not sent back home was because these two widows were very active in their work and were not lazy at all.

Besides, Wang An’s family really doesn’t lack food for five people, including adults and children.

Fortunately, for four and a half women to cook for more than ten people, it is a very easy task and no one needs to be tired.

The reason why we say "half a woman" is because Mu Xueqing now has a big belly and can only do the work of half a person. To be precise, she may not even be able to do the work of half a person.

Because at most she could just sit on a bench and help light the fire and pick vegetables.

However, even these tasks were not something Liu Guilan wanted her to do, because in Liu Guilan's view, her eldest grandson was the most important.

I have to say that when it comes to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Wang An is very worry-free.

After dinner, Wang An sent away the helpers and then strolled to Wang Li's house.

At this time, all the helpers in Wang Li's house had already gone home. The family sat on the kang, and seemed to be planning to sleep and rest.

After Wang An entered the room, he didn't say anything useless and directly told the story of Li Xiu Yu.

As expected, Wang Li's family were all stunned after hearing this.

Mainly because of this incident, Wang Li's family originally thought that there was no hope, but they didn't expect such a big change to happen.

After Wang An finished speaking, he picked up the cigarette on the kang and lit it without paying any attention to the crowd.

Anyway, Wang An will not express any opinion on this matter.

(End of this chapter)