Yan Yu took out the sketch he had drawn and started talking with gestures. Qi Wu listened attentively and kept nodding.
Qi Si asked: "Are we going to stop driving cars in the future? Pulling these sledges?"
"Yes, after a while, the tiger will be like the phoenix. The ground is covered with snow, and it is rushing to melt and freeze again. The wheeled vehicle is not as convenient as the sledge. There are iron bars underneath, and the snow is icy.
It's all slipping so fast." Yan Yu looked yearning.
"If it can be used alone, or it can be connected together like our previous wheelbarrows, how much animal power will be needed to pull it?" Qi Wu asked.
He thought that the sledge itself was not difficult. It was just a few large wooden boards with the front cut into a bevel and two iron bars wrapped underneath. He was worried about people and things swinging out, so he added guardrails on the front and two sides.
But the animal rack in front was obviously different from the one used on the wheeled vehicle, so he was a little unsure.
It’s best to use a dog to pull...a deer will do...
Yan Yu said silently in his heart.
However, she could only think about these thoughts.
"It's definitely easier to pull a sledge than to pull a cart, and you don't need so many donkeys and mules." Yan Yu tried to think back: "Uncle Qi Wu, why don't you make a small one for me first, so that you can pull me? You will understand after looking at it.
"
Qi Wu immediately went to the courtyard to look for materials.
It was already dark outside and it was difficult to see clearly, so Qi Wu simply moved the wooden boards and tools into the house.
With Qi Si helping from the side, the single-person sledge quickly took shape.
Mrs. Qi and her two daughters were watching from the side, and from time to time she would talk to Mrs. Qi about how the sledge was made.
Gou Zhu tilted his head and watched quietly until Yan Yu called it over and put a rope on it.
Qi Wu saw the problem.
"It would be better to have an even number of animals pulling the cart in front. If there is only one pulling the cart, it will easily tilt to both sides if it cannot go straight." He thought for a while and then added: "Maybe the sledge at the back is heavier."
Yan Yu said repeatedly: "Yes, that's what I mean. Uncle Qi Wu, the guardrails are on three sides, not to mention the ones on the back. Let's do the four sides. You can raise the height higher on the back. Stand and hold this place with both hands. It's so stable that you won't let it go."
People sit in the front, and if they put things on, they stand in the back, so this floor leaves some space at the back so it can stand."
Qi Wu started to revise again and tried to let Gou live in the courtyard.
The friction between the bottom of the sledge and the ground makes a lot of noise, and uneven areas will have obvious undulations.
Qi Wu squatted there and watched for a while, then asked Qi Si to push all the snow on the ground to one place with him...
The final style was to suspend the bottom board and support it with two ski-like wooden boards below. The front guardrail was short and gradually became higher in the shape of a slope. The rear guardrail was just high enough for Yan Yu to hold on to.
Qi Si went to the sand blacksmith and came back soon, bringing back two iron bars.
Secure it to the ski below.
The first generation of single-person sledge is completed.
Yan Yu took it home with satisfaction.
…
The next day, Mrs. Qi came before she could go out. She used hemp rope and strips of cloth to make a fitting leash for Gouzhu.
Just put one on a dog and it will be just right.
Yan Yu didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so she fully armed herself and got on the sledge happily.
"Hold on, let's go!"
The dog-pulled sledge finally came true!
It's snowing all the time, and everything is covered in silver.
The people in Xiao'an Village vaguely heard the waiter's cheerful shouts from the wind: "Hold on, run, haha, hurry up, hurry up!"
The children were the first to react and ran out to see.
I saw the waiter wrapping herself into a ball, sitting on a small wooden cart, being pulled by her dog, running back and forth in the village.
When the waiter whizzed past them, the children were so envious.
"Father, mother, please, let's get a dog at home! I can eat less and feed it with the saved rations."
"Dad, didn't you tell me to learn from Xiaoer? If Xiaoer has a dog, buy one for me too!"
…
"Mom, I want a dog, a dog, a big dog!" Xiao Xiaozi said to Mrs. Cui with a serious expression.
Mrs. Cui: "You want a dog if you want one? I'll take a look at the sledge. I'll ask your father to find some wood and go to Qi's house to make one. You two brothers can sit on it while the other pulls it. If you both want to sit on it... let your dad pull it!"
"
Cui Langzhong:......
Several combinations came up in my mind instantly:
The big dog pulls the little one.
The little dog pulls the big dog.
The father of two puppies is the older puppy.
Uh, maybe you can even pull the dog's daddy?!
…
"Xiao Er, go home for dinner!" Daya looked at the courtyard door, waited for her sister to approach, and then summoned up all her strength to shout.
"Alas!" Yan Yu agreed and said to Gouzi: "Hold on, let's go home."
Gouzhu adapted very quickly. He made a big circle, turned around, and gradually slowed down. By the time he ran into the yard, the sledge had stopped steadily.
Yan Yu first took off the traction rope that was clinging to his body.
Gou Zhu was immediately freed, and after walking far, he started shaking off the snow on his body.
Yan Yu walked towards the kitchen and patted herself hard.
"Mom, after dinner, I'll go to the charcoal farm to have a look." She picked up the porridge in the bowl and picked up the pickles in front of her. Oh, it's good to eat.
Snapped!
The egg was knocked on the table, stood firmly, and the two little hands flexibly peeled off the eggshell.
Ouch, one third of the egg was gone.
Two more mouthfuls and a boiled egg was destroyed.
Snoring, the porridge must be followed, mixed together and swallowed.
Yan Yu also enjoyed the simple breakfast.
Li Xuemei couldn't help but drink half a bowl of porridge too.
Da Ya thought silently, it would be better for the waiter to be at home, so that Auntie could eat two more bites at every meal.
"Go and have a good talk with your Uncle Qi and the others. We are already collecting wood outside, so don't cut down the wood yourself. Just burning charcoal will make you too busy. There is also a vigil there at night. Don't be reluctant to burn charcoal. It will save money.
You can't save yourself. That house in the forest is not a serious house after all. It's not warm, and if the charcoal fire is no longer available, people will freeze." Li Xuemei also had no way to deal with the three Qi brothers. She couldn't get through, and the Qi brothers couldn't get through.
They came back late every day and asked Mrs. Qi to bring them messages, but the three brothers always forgot what they heard.
"Hey, mom, just look at me."
Yan Yu finished his meal quickly, and the dog-pulled sledge went out again.
This time she didn't sit down, but stood behind, holding on to the guardrail.
Heng Heng, who was not always in tune, went online again: "Why does the stronger the wind get, the more my heart wanders~~~~~~"
…
When Yan Yu arrived, Fourth Uncle Qi and Fifth Uncle Qi had already started work.
The two people placed the wood neatly into the mound, and when all the mounds were filled, they started to light the fire.
Uncle Qi was catching up on his sleep in the wooden house they built.
There is only a wooden bed and a stove in the wooden house, which is used for heating and boiling water. There is nothing else around it. It is very simple.
After Yan Yu arrived, he went straight to the place where the tools were kept.
Pick up the ax and start working.
Split thick wood to make it easier to burn into charcoal.
She has been exposed anyway, and the whole village knows that she is very powerful, and she can use it openly from now on.
"Xiaoer, what are you doing? Forgot to polish your hands last time?" Qi Da heard the noise and came out to check, and saw the waiter blowing a piece of wood and then a piece of wood.
The split was easy, but Qi Da couldn't let her continue.
The brothers were all used to this kind of strength, and the second boy also had it. He wasn't too surprised and accepted it quickly. However, the second boy was still different from them. This kid didn't have calluses on his hands, and his hands would wear out if he worked too much.
So they were unwilling to let her do it.
There are them on the left and right, so there is no need for the child to reach out.
"Uncle Qi, the pile of wood is older and there is more wood than when I left. I feel uncomfortable looking at it, so I have to clear it out." Yan Yu kept moving, let alone simply repeating one movement, which was quite addictive.
"If you feel uncomfortable, let's clear it up. Give the ax to Uncle Qi and I'll do it." Qi Da said with a naive smile.
"Uncle Qi, we collect wood from others every day, why do we chop down trees ourselves? It's already tiring to burn so many piles of charcoal, how about we not chop down trees ourselves?" Yan Yu split another one, stopped temporarily, and leaned on it.
Ax asked.
Qi Da said seriously: "Boy, if you accept other people's money, it will cost you copper coins. We will cut down the trees ourselves for free. Forget it, Fourth Uncle Qi. You can make more money this way."
Yan Yu:……
People always ignore Fourth Uncle Qi because of his appearance. He is also a guy who can calculate simple accounts.
"That's not how the accounts are settled, Uncle Qi. My mother has told you several times that you can't work like this day and night. Your body can't bear it." She said with a melancholy look on her face: "Since you don't listen, we will do it again.
It's a partnership business. From now on, it's up to you and I to do as much as you want. If we can make money together, we can do the work together. Well, that's it. It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Let's start from today."
After Yan Yu finished speaking, he started chopping wood again.
Gouzhu cooperated perfectly, knocked down the wood, used his claws to pull it forward, and Gouzhu came to her side.
"How can that work? No!" Qi Da couldn't say anything else and just felt that this was wrong. "Fourth, fifth, you two, come here quickly."
Qi Si and Qi Wu ran over.
"What's wrong, brother?"
Qi has a big mouth and is stupid, and cannot learn what the waiter says.
Yan Yu repeated it kindly.
Qi Si and Qi Wu were also dumbfounded.
How can this be done? How can the waiter be allowed to work with them?
If my mother knows, I will have to slap them with my shoe soles again...
"Xiaoer, this is not okay, you can't do it." Qi Wudao said.
Yan Yu worked silently with his head down.
Qi Si had been with her for a longer time, and he exhausted all his brain cells before he could say: "Xiaoer, what do you think we should do?"
Yan Yu: Yes!
That's it.
"Uncle Qi, Fourth Uncle Qi, Fifth Uncle Qi, our two families are doing business together, so we have to discuss it. Do you think this is true?" Yan Yu asked.
The three Qi brothers nodded hurriedly.
Yan Yu said solemnly with a small face: "My father said when he was at home that you can't endure it like this. Why will it be ignored as soon as he leaves? You don't listen to what my mother said. Although I am young,
, but the uncle said that when he and dad are away, I will be responsible for the family affairs. Today we will have a good talk about how we should do our charcoal-burning business in the future."
When the Qi brothers heard the waiter talking about her father and uncle, they already shrank.
"This is what I think. In the future, we will not only go to Huju, but also to Gufeng. There will be a lot of firewood collected from these two places. Our mounds will remain at their current quantity and will not be added.
If we can burn these wood, it will be enough for us to make money this winter."
The reason why Yan Yu said this was because she asked her uncle for advice.
There is a fixed number of jobs assigned by the Huju government office. Once it is completed or cannot be continued due to weather conditions, the people can only look for other ways to make money.
The colder the weather, the easier her charcoal business will be.
Not only will there be more people buying charcoal, but there will also be more and more people supplying wood.
Beirong robbed the food of the tigers in the area, and the people could not stop if they wanted to survive.
They need to stock up on food, firewood, and various supplies to survive this winter.
So, they need money.
This year is colder than previous years, so they can only earn more.
Yan Yu finally concluded: "...we will burn as much charcoal as we collect wood. These days, I have been guarding the charcoal field when I have nothing to do. I have calculated a number. From now on, we will burn so many piles every day and rest after burning."
Also, this cabin needs to be tidied up, and when the snow stops and the sun comes out, it can be plastered to prevent drafts from all sides..."
The three of them, Qi and Da, listened honestly. Although they were very reluctant to give up, they really had nothing to do with Xiao Er.
If it doesn't go as she wants, she will have to stay here and work. I can only listen to her as to how to deal with it.
…
Li Xuemei narrowed her eyes with a smile after hearing Yan Yu explain her method.
Honest people can easily become stubborn, so it really took her daughter to be so mean.
If you want to work, okay, let's do it together.
Yan Yu kept mumbling: "...You can't do nothing all winter, just chop down trees and burn wood to make charcoal. It's right to make money, but you can't hang yourself from a tree! I'm still thinking about bringing someone with me
Fourth Uncle Qi went to Beirong to rob cattle and sheep, but his hands and feet were tied up by the charcoal farm. How can he go..."
Uh... She reacted immediately and turned her head in slow motion to see her mother's face.
Li Xuemei stopped her smile, stared at her for a while, and asked softly: "Dabao, what did you just say? Mom didn't hear clearly."
Yan Yu:……
If you really didn’t hear clearly, why did you suddenly stop laughing? It’s so scary!
"What, mom, aren't you hungry for beef? My dad's sauced beef is a must-have dish for the Chinese New Year! Beef, it shrinks when it's cooked, so it's a big piece, and after the sauce is finished, there's only a small ball left.
.”
"Yan Yu!" Li Xuemei called her name expressionlessly.
Yan Yu: Report to Teacher Li, I am here!
"Mom, just... Beirong can come over the mountains, so can we, don't you think? They rob us of food, why can't I worry about their cattle and sheep? Besides, I won't go alone, Sanbao, donkey
, hold on, plus my Fourth Uncle Qi, if we cooperate, God will kill God if he blocks it, and Buddha will kill Buddha if he blocks Buddha...
No, no, no, no, we don’t want to fight or kill, we’re so irritable!
Just sneak over and pull one end and come back with the other end.
Mom, you have to believe me, your daughter will not take risks on herself, she will only move forward when she is sure, hehe..."
Yan Yu was suddenly stunned.
The next moment, the whole little face became vivid.
The voice is an octave higher:
"Oh my God! Mother! Our platform is here again! Hahahaha! What's the date today? Yes, September 19th, the forecast is 0 o'clock tonight, oh, this is familiar
Time, the familiar countdown, looks so friendly!
September 20th, what day does it correspond to?"
Yan Yu hurriedly flipped through the calendar made by her mother.
