The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

Li Youcai, "Okay, sister-in-law, you can go with them. I will go with you when the time comes. You stay at home and let Fengxia and her boyfriend Gong Er go with them. With the addition of my brother and silly girl, it will be enough."

Aunt Li smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He turned to Ji Hongbing and said, "That's settled. We'll go up the mountain after breakfast tomorrow. I'll have them meet you at the collective household."

Ji Hongbing and his partner finished their discussion and left without staying long.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Wang Bin and Pan Xiaowen went to find Uncle Zheng's son, Zheng Xiaoquan, who was the team leader of the production team.

Zheng Xiaoquan's family was having dinner, with his wife and four children sitting at the same table.

On the table was a bowl of rice made of corn and millet, four bowls of eggplant and potato soup, a bowl of soybean paste, a side of green onions, and a bowl of pickled mustard greens.

Wang Bin and Pan Xiaowen came in, and Zheng Xiaoquan stopped eating to say hello.

"Here you are. Have you eaten yet? If not, let's eat together. Mother, go get two sets of bowls and chopsticks."

Xiao Quan's wife responded and went to get the bowls and chopsticks.

Wang Bin hurriedly stopped them, "No, no, we've already eaten. We came here to tell the captain that tomorrow our educated youth camp and the old Li family will go up the mountain to collect firewood together. Do you think it would be convenient for you to send a carriage for us?"

Zheng Xiaoquan, "Okay, let them pull it for you tomorrow. Which way are you going?"

Wang Bin, "We should go to Dongshanli. I will come back to tell you the exact location before we leave tomorrow morning."

Zheng Xiaoquan: "Okay."

After Wang Bin finished discussing the matter, he said goodbye and returned to the collective household with Pan Xiaowen without delaying the Zheng family's dinner.

He went to the collective household and called Qi Feifei and everyone who was going up the mountain to the yard, and reported the specific situation to them.

Qi Feifei, "Okay, today you guys sharpen your hatchets, axes, and saws. Get ready, and bring ropes.

If you have a kettle or a glass bottle, bring some water tomorrow. It's easy to get thirsty while working.

If you are afraid of snakes, remember to apply more garlic juice on your ankles.

Follow everyone tomorrow and don’t wander around on your own.

Get up early and make more pancakes, bring some up the mountain, as you won’t be back until very late.

Let’s go to the east mountain valley tomorrow. We’ll go a little further. There’ll be more firewood there. We’ll try to get enough in one day.”

Wang Bin and the others listened, took note, and followed his instructions one by one.

The next morning, just after breakfast, the Li family came.

Everyone went up the mountain together in a mighty manner.

Qi Feifei naturally saw Li Shanniu. She was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, running and jumping in front of her. If you ignore her figure, she would look like an innocent girl.

I remember that in her previous life, Li Shanniu was pregnant with an unknown child. By the time her family found out, the child was already six or seven months old.

Her mother was so angry that she beat and scolded her, and then she miscarried for unknown reasons. There was heavy bleeding, and two people died.

Thinking about it, it will be next spring. Qi Feifei felt a little emotional.

When they arrived at the mountain, Li Youcai took the initiative to take on the role of commander-in-chief.

Assign men to pull trees and saw wood.

The woman looked for dry branches, standing trunks, and dry tree tops nearby. When she found them, she sorted them into bundles and put them together.

In the afternoon, everyone will carry the prepared firewood to the foot of the mountain.

Liu Yumei followed Qi Feifei closely. She didn't care what Li Youcai said or arranged, she just followed Qi Feifei. Qi Feifei took a step, and she followed.

Pan Xiaowen and Wang Bin didn't know what to say. They didn't refute, but they kept looking at Qi Feifei, fearing that she would leave.

Qi Feifei felt amused and just stood there waiting for Li Youcai to finish.

After Li Youcai finished making the arrangements, Qi Feifei said to the male educated youth, "I'll show you how to do it. Everyone should be careful and don't make mistakes. If you're not careful, you might end up killing someone."

After saying that, he took a saw and picked a birch tree that was not growing well.

"The purpose of cutting wood is to burn it. It doesn't matter whether it looks good or not. Pick the trees that are not growing well or are too densely packed, and leave the good trees so that they can grow better. Don't just pick the trees because they look good and are convenient."

He began to pull the tree. "Start by sawing the downhill side. Stop when you're halfway there and take out the saw. If you saw too much, the tree will tilt and the saw will get stuck in it and you won't be able to pull it out."

Ji Hongbing asked in confusion, "Then if you just pull it along the hillside, it won't get stuck?"

Qi Feifei, "Have you ever heard of falling down the mountain?"

Ji Hongbing shook his head, "I haven't heard of it."

Qi Feifei, “When pulling a tree, it is indeed possible to fall in different directions, but it is undoubtedly easier to fall down the mountain.

You will understand in a moment."

After Qi Feifei finished sawing this side, he took out the saw and sawed the uphill side.

"I'm halfway through sawing now. Everyone, stand on top of it. Don't get too close to me. One, it will affect my sawing, and the other is that the tree will fall and be easily affected."

Qi Feifei stopped when he had almost finished pulling.

"Don't wait until it's cut through before you stop, and you may not be able to saw it right up to the other half.

At this time, the trunk is still connected by one thread.

This is the time to shout down the mountain.

When shouting, shout louder so that people around you can be prepared and avoid danger.

After shouting, look around the tree, especially on the downhill side, to see if there is anyone there. Then kick the tree from the uphill side. The force will cause the tree to fall down the hill.

Turning to look at Ji Hongbing, "Do you think it's easier to kick down the mountain or up the mountain?"

Ji Hongbing laughed, "So that's how it is? It seems that everything still needs practice. You can't just rely on thinking."

Qi Feifei shouted:

"The mountain is falling!"

"The mountain is falling!"

"The mountain is falling!"

He shouted three times, and when he saw that there was no one below, he kicked up.

Then there was a loud "crack".

The big tree fell down slowly, and there was the sound of branches breaking with seven tugs and snaps.

Finally, with a "thump", the tree fell to the ground, trembled a few times, and then stopped.

Qi Feifei, "Now we can cut the wood.

We don't need wood, we need firewood. Just cut it as you see fit, and it will be fine as long as it can be carried and transported easily.

Be careful when cutting wood to prevent it from rolling and hitting anyone.

You have to be careful at all times when doing this job.

The wood is so thick that if it hurts someone, it may cause broken arms and legs, or even death.

Everyone should protect themselves and not hurt others.

In addition, everyone was holding knives, saws, etc. There were a lot of weeds and vines on the mountain, so don't walk in a hurry. If you trip, you can easily get hurt.

It doesn't matter how much work you do, safety is the most important thing.

Did everyone remember it?"

Everyone said they remembered it.

Qi Feifei waved her hand and said, "Let's get started!"

Li Youcai watched Qi Feifei teaching and nodded from time to time. Qi Feifei worked very well, better than many people in the mountains.

He also heard about what happened with the Cai family a few days ago, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "The little girl looks pretty and kind, she is not simple!"

Seeing that the young educated youth here could do it, he took Li Dasha and Gong Er to pull trees.

Li Fengxia and Gong Er had just gotten engaged, and she always wanted to be with Gong Er, and was unwilling to take Li Shanu to collect firewood.

After walking a short distance, she turned back.

Li Shanuer didn't understand at all, and didn't know what her second sister was thinking, so she went to collect firewood when she was asked to do so.