Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Tianle, Liu Yuelai, Guozi and many others who were watching on the side had tears in their eyes and kept wiping them away. Uncle Wang found it a little funny if you ignored the slight redness in their eyes.

"Come in and talk, everyone come in and talk."

There were still bamboo tables and bamboo stools in the yard. Uncle Liu was taken into the room by his Xiaoyu to have a look around.

"Grandpa, would you please stay tonight?" Grandpa Liu looked at the small bamboo bed in the room?

Bamboo bed?

I quickly went forward and touched the quilt, which was still a little thin. Fortunately, the weather had just turned cooler and it was not cold yet. If it was cold, the earthen kang would be more suitable.

Besides, there are limited beds in this room and so many people cannot sleep there. We will have to go back later.

Uncle Liu was used to sleeping on a brick bed, so he felt a little uncomfortable seeing a bamboo bed.

"Xiao Yu, why don't you and Grandpa go back first? You'll be coming here sooner or later anyway, so get familiar with the place first."

When Liu Xiaoyu heard this, his eyes sparkled, he nodded, and threw himself into Grandpa Liu's arms, "It's a pity that my sister couldn't come with us. She went to a very far place with my mother."

Grandpa Liu felt a little distressed when he heard what the child said. He patted Xiaoyu on the back and said, "Grandpa sleeps on a brick bed. When you go back, you can light a fire and it will be warm."

"Ah, the bed can be used to burn fire, and people can lie on it, won't they get burned?"

"Hahaha, you'll know when you see it. This was invented by your sister Xuyuan. Your sister Xuyuan had the idea. Grandpa was brought to the village by your sister Xuyuan and Grandpa Wang. Without them, I don't even know where you are now." Uncle Liu was very glad that he had followed the girl Xuyuan. It was also because of that girl Xuyuan that he found his son and grandson by accident. How could an old man like him meet such a good person?

"Well, Sister Xuyuan also saved us. Sister Xuyuan is the best person in the world. From now on, Sister Xuyuan will be my sister." Liu Xiaoyu didn't expect that his grandfather had also received help from Sister Xuyuan, and he felt deeply moved.

"Old Wang, is the earthen kang you mentioned really that good?" A group of people were chatting outside in the yard, discussing how to store food and how to survive the winter as the weather turned cooler. Uncle Wang talked about the precious earthen kang in his own home.

People in the courtyard who had never heard of such a thing were very curious. When Old Man Li heard that if there was a fire burning below, people would be warm if they lay on it, and that not a lot of firewood would be needed, his eyes widened immediately and excitedly asked Uncle Wang for clarification.

"Really? I can't lie to you. With this brick bed, I don't have to endure the cold weather."

"Then...then can you build it?"

"I'll pay for it, can you build a brick bed for my house?"

Uncle Li has a cold body and has to endure the winter. If he had this earthen kang, he wouldn't have to suffer so much.

Uncle Wang can't make the decision alone, he has to discuss it with Uncle Liu and Xu Yuan. "I can't make the final decision with you first, I have to discuss it with others."

"Is that so? It's okay. Just come over whenever you have an agreement. My home is at the right fork at the entrance to the village. Just go all the way to the end."

"Ah."

Uncle Wang was quite happy as he did not expect that he could attract some business just by sitting here and chatting. The children who were listening nearby were stunned. Guozi and Xuanyu were quite proud as this was their eldest sister's idea.

Tianle didn't expect that the strange bed he saw at Sister Xuyuan's house was the earthen kang that Grandpa Wang mentioned. At that time, the weather was hot, and it was very cold to sleep on it. Unexpectedly, it would be warm to sleep on it when the weather was cold.

I thought to myself that I should talk to my parents and build one at home so that we won’t be cold in winter.

"Come on, come on, the food is ready, clear the table."

Before they knew it, it was already the afternoon. Wang Shan, Li Juanhua and Zhu Xiaoque had been busy in the kitchen for most of the time and brought the prepared meals to the table. Liu Zhushan brought out the washed dishes.

"Why is the food so rich? What festival are we celebrating today?" Liu Yuelai was very surprised and added rice to everyone's bowl.

"It's a reunion dinner to celebrate our family reunion. Everyone, please feel free to take a seat." Wang Shan brought the last dish to the table.

Everyone took their seats and started eating.

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"Qinghan, can you please keep your bird under control? It flies into the vegetable garden all day long and almost tramples on the seedlings." Xu Qing angrily picked up a bird's claw, hung it upside down and threw it into the yard.

"Hey, Ah Qing, why did you throw the bird like that?"

"That's right, Qingqing is bad."

"Hey, if you keep yelling like that, I'll tear your mouth apart."

Xu Qing got angry when he saw the bird. Ever since his son brought it home to recuperate, the bird has not left. If he chased it away, it would fly back the next day.

Village chief Gu and the boy Gu Qingming were very happy to see the bird. They fed it with good meat, insects and vegetable leaves. Seeing that the bird could talk, they called it from time to time. During this period, the yard was mostly filled with conversations between the bird and some unreliable people.

"Heihei, you said I need to eat." Gu Qingming was teasing the bird on the side. The boy was unreliable, and the old man was also unreliable. Village Chief Gu loved them very much.

This bird is also very smart. Not only can it imitate human speech, but it can also make up its own stories.

"Mom, Wuhei is helping you catch bugs." Gu Qinghan came out of the house and gently persuaded his mother who had a furious face.

I don’t know why, my mother is usually gentle and kind, but since this bird came into the house, she became unusually irritable and doesn’t get along well with the bird.

"Bah! If I catch you putting bugs in the washed vegetables, I won't cook them next time!"

"Be patient, how could that happen? Wuhei didn't fly into the kitchen today. We will cover the washed vegetables with a cover next time. I've already taught it a lesson, it won't do that again." Village Chief Gu comforted Xu Qing. He was also scared about this incident. Fortunately, he discovered it early.

When Gu Qinghan heard about this, he was disgusted. He had accidentally injured the bird, so he brought it home to heal it. After it healed, he let it fly away. It flew away, but appeared at home again the next day, still holding a worm in its mouth and putting it in the washed vegetables. His mother happened to find it and took it out. He was very angry. He chased the bird away, but it flew back the next day. His father and younger brother seemed to like it very much, so they kept it.

Looking at the black bird flying on the branch, still imitating the way my father speaks, and my mother being so angry that she is chasing the bird with a broom, it is a bit funny, it seems that my mother has become more active as well.

"Qinghan, where are you going? It's time to eat." Seeing her son walking towards the yard, she couldn't help but shout.

"I'll take a walk. If I'm not back by the time dinner is ready, don't wait for me." After saying that, he quickly walked out.

“Brother, wait for me, I want to go…” Seeing that his elder brother didn’t even open the door, he jumped over the fence and flipped over.

He left a sentence, "I want to go by myself, don't follow me."

"Humph, big brother is bad."

"Big brother is bad, big brother is bad."

Gu Qingming laughed out loud, "Heihei is still the best. Come, I'll teach you..."