Except for the young men who followed Yu Yaozu to the town to build a kang, all the other young men went up the mountain carrying axes, ropes and other tools.

When the young and strong man arrived at the mountain, he was reluctant to even rest. He selected trees suitable for making charcoal and started chopping wood.

Why rest? Work is important!

If they burn more charcoal, they can earn more, and they can get through this winter safely. Maybe they can even have some extra money to have a prosperous New Year!

Everyone worked together and worked hard.

Although the weather is cold, everyone's heart is full of hope.

Don’t be fooled by the black charcoal, it can be exchanged for silver!

No one will dislike it.

They can now collect six piles of charcoal a day. They are divided into two groups and take turns going down the mountain to rest, one person a day!

No one complained of being tired, everyone was in high spirits.

While waiting for the charcoal to burn, there is still time to build a wall with wood.

There are also thorny vines moved from somewhere else next to the wall!

As the name suggests, as long as it climbs up, you just touch it!

No one makes a sound when touched!

This can also be considered as their own protection!

Snake repellent powder was also sprinkled around, which was made from the herbs Zhang Sanqi collected in the mountains during this period.

Zhang Sanqi did not go to the town's pharmacy to be an apprentice, but stayed here and became everyone's village doctor.

Being with Yu Duzhong, I have company.

Every morning at dawn.

The two of them carried their own backpacks and medicine hoes.

Also bring water and the dry food prepared by Aunt Zhang and the others.

We went up the mountain together and stayed there for the whole day.

It's cold now and there's nothing much to see on the mountain, so they go with the aunts who go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables.

Whether it’s wild vegetables or medicinal herbs, we want them all!

The head of the village said it right: If you don’t bring anything down from the mountain, you’ll lose money!

Even picking up a bundle of firewood will do.

Otherwise, just wait! If the gatekeeper Yu Chunjiang doesn't kick you out, you'll be shameless.

Of course, Yu Baibai is an exception. What can a little kid like him do?

Let's go play~

The day passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was already past five o'clock.

It was getting dark, and Yu Yaozu and his group had not returned yet.

Everyone was so anxious that they all came to the village and stretched their necks to look.

When the village head saw that this was not going to work, he shouted directly to the back:

"Boys! Hitch up the mule cart and go pick them up! What's going on? I'm so anxious!"

Boss Yu stopped messing with his wood and trotted off: "I'll go, I'll go!"

Soon two mule carts arrived, and eight young men followed.

The head of the village couldn't even shout to stop them, the guys' butts were so heavy!

Old Lady Yu leaned against the gate with her hands in her lap and said with a pout:

"Oh, you know what, there are so many people there. If someone doesn't know, they would think we are going to have a fight!"

Aunt Zhang was already anxious, and she almost couldn't control herself and started to scratch her. She rolled her eyes at her:

"You're talking like that, aren't you worried? Yaozu isn't your son! He's not coming home so late, and as his mother, aren't you worried at all?"

"Who should die or live? What does it have to do with me? You don't even give me a token of respect!"

Do you still expect me, your mother, to bow to him?

Aunt Zhang pointed at Old Lady Yu's nose and said viciously, "You woman are so cruel!"

Neither of these two strong fighters dared to move forward, and both took a few steps back.

The village head had no choice but to step in and smooth things over:

"Alright, alright, enough of the arguing. You're already quite old, Old Lady Yu. It's your flesh that fell from your body, and you don't feel sorry for it at all?"

Old Lady Yu stiffened her neck and said stubbornly, "He almost died when I gave birth to him. What do I owe him? Why am I still worried? Worrying about nothing!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

That is to say, if Mr. Yu is not here, there will be a family war.

Aunt Zhang was furious: "You are so good, Chi Fenglan! Just wait until I meet Yu Chunjiang!"

Yu Lao Da's wife quickly calmed down and said, "Don't be angry, auntie. My mother-in-law has always been like this. Don't bother with her."

"Oh!" Aunt Zhang couldn't say anything.

Although she is a bit aggressive, she has long regarded Yu Yaozu as someone closer to her than her own son.

Now that I heard Mrs. Yu say this, I just wanted to stand up for Yu Yaozu.

Why should you take care of giving birth but not raising it?

Don't think she doesn't know, this old woman is very mean!

When Yu Yaozu was eight or nine years old, she wanted to give him to Mr. Yu's sister who couldn't give birth to a son.

As a result, Yu Yaozu wrote down the route when he went there and ran back by himself after a whole day.

Later, when the matter of adopting Yu Baibai came up, she thought this old woman was crazy!

Brain problem!

Who in their right mind would do this?

Not infuriating enough.

After waiting for about half an hour, I saw a few small bright spots appear in the distance.

"Oh! Is that Yaozu and the others?"

"where?"

"That's right!"

This side saw it, and Yu Yaozu over there also saw it.

"Xiaofei, signal!" Yu Yaozu drove the car and said to Yu Fei beside him.

Yu Fei quickly waved the torch left and right three times, and up and down three times.

The village head finally smiled: "Okay, okay! As long as it's nothing serious!"

When you get older, you worry a lot and you get worried when your family comes home a little late.

The ox cart came closer, wobbling.

Only then did everyone see clearly that the car was packed full of things.

The village head came forward and asked hurriedly, "Why are you so late? What's on the truck? Aren't all the bricks used up?"

A series of three questions came down, and Yu Yaozu quickly answered:

"We've just finished our work and received our pay, and our food is almost gone. Food in the city is expensive, so we went to the nearby village to buy some."

"Great! It's still a great honor to our ancestors!" The village head nodded repeatedly and turned to look for someone:

"What are you doing? Hurry up and get into the yard to unload the stuff. Look how tired the cows are!"

A group of people hurriedly pushed the ox cart into the yard.

In between, the village head's heartbroken voice was heard from time to time:

"Gentle! Gently! Look at what happened to the cow's butt! The meat has become a lump!"

"Ouch..."

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Qiao Mu, who was tilling the soil in the small vegetable garden in the Yu family compound, asked:

"Hey! Do you feel the ground moving?"

Yu Baibai sat on the ground and ate apples with the dogs, and felt it:

"Yeah, it did move."

"It can't be another earthquake!" Qiao Mu stopped turning the soil and walked to Yu Baibai nervously.

Yu shook his head. "No, is there a possibility that it's the army? But what are the troops doing here?"

It seems like yesterday, the grandfathers in the village said that someone would come to kill big insects in the next few days. I wonder if it’s true.

Patting the dirt off his body, the former's mother's finger:

"Mom, let's go to the village entrance and take a look! It shouldn't be anything bad."

When Qiao Mu heard this, he no longer felt scared. He was really scared by the earthquake.

She is not afraid of bandits or anything like that, she is only afraid of natural disasters.

Man-made disasters can be prevented, but natural disasters are ruthless!

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