Bianshanhan [farming]

Liu He was right. The water that rose from the Nuan River had receded a little. Although the pools were still full, there was no water on the bank.

Untie the horse from the sledge and tie it to one side. The place is fumigated by the heat of the warm river, the falling snow melts, the grass leaves are still green, and the horse eats for a long time without raising its head.

This time Liu He is not here, the big guys dare not be careless, everyone gathered in the big pool to soak, tied a few hemp ropes to the tree next to it, tied a wooden stick to the other end, and hung it by the pool, it is best if nothing happens , I can take precautions if something happens.

This time when he entered the water, there was still a lot of screaming. Li Qingwen was picking fruits beside him, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard a louder roar.

It is not only people who like Nuanhe, but also various animals. When picking fruits, Li Qingwen saw the hoof prints of many animals. The largest one was comparable to the mouth of a sea bowl. Saw a few footprints that looked like big dogs...

Several people went back with bags full of fruits, went to the pool, put birch bark into the water, took out all kinds of fruits and placed them on the bark, and the people inside pulled the birch bark in, surrounded them one after another, picked them up. The fruit begins to eat.

The water is hot, the fruit is slightly cool, and it tastes just right. Of course, it would be even better if there is some wine and vegetables.

When they were discussing which fruit was more delicious, Li Qingwen and Jiang Cong also entered the water from the side. Those who originally wanted to see his naked butt regretted losing the opportunity again.

Li Qingwen still hadn't forgotten the purpose of his trip, so he started walking around the pool after soaking for a while.

Everyone stared at him, and said one after another: "If you want to take another rock, you have to tell us in advance, we will go to the shore and hide, and we will not stop you two if you evacuate this place."

Li Qingwen wiped off the drops of water on his face with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm sure the big guys have soaked up before tossing."

I didn't expect such a thing to happen last time, so I won't be reckless this time...Of course, it's useless to think about it now, and I may not be able to find the same stone as last time.

Just as he was talking, there was already a fight nearby. When Mayongjiang floated in the water, he pumped hot water into the nostrils of the person next to him, and poured hot water with sulfur into it. One can imagine the taste.

Ma Yongjiang was caught, and his head was about to be pushed into the water. He was struggling desperately, "Li Qingfeng, help me, I will give you all the delicious food next year!"

As for this year's share, he had already promised it to Li Qingfeng, so he had to pay for next year's share in advance.

Hearing this, He Li Qingfeng immediately joined the battlefield.

Everyone was in the same pool, and Ma Yongjiang's arms slapped the water, and the others were also splashed, and the people next to him also splashed water on them.

It quickly descended into chaos.

Li Qingwen saw someone splashing water on his little brother's head with a gourd, so of course he couldn't sit idly by, and went to help by paddling the water.

The water in this pool is so deep that he stood up while holding the edge of the pool. The hot water reached his shoulders, and he could barely walk. When he let go of his hand, his body floated up. In addition, the water was shaken by them, so Li Qingwen walked. , a little unsteady.

At this moment, someone's leg stretched out, and Li Qingwen's outstretched foot accidentally touched it, and his precarious body tilted, and he fell into the water.

Jiang Cong was talking to Jiang Liping when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Li Qingwen falling into the water, jumped up and immediately went to get him.

The moment Li Qingwen fell into the water, he closed his eyes in a panic. Hot water poured into his ears and nose, making him very uncomfortable. He felt like he was about to suffocate.

It happened so suddenly that he didn't even thump twice, his body was like a stone, and with a "gudong", he fell straight into the bottom of the pool.

Li Qingwen felt that a long time had passed since he fell into the water, but in the blink of an eye, Jiang Cong had already dived into the water and pinched him up.

"Cough, cough, cough..." As soon as he came out of the water, Li Qingwen coughed for a short time. He didn't choke on the water, but he was holding his breath hard. His throat was itchy and sore, and he coughed for a long time.

"Brother..." Before taking a breath, Li Qingwen grabbed Jiang Cong's hand and shook it vigorously, "Under the water, under the water, there is a stone under the water..."

Seeing that he was fine, Jiang Cong plunged his head into the water again, dived to the bottom of the pool, squinted his eyes, and stroked the densely packed stones below with his hands. It's the part Li Qingwen said.

The stone was mixed with the others, and it wasn't stuck in the mud. Jiang Cong reached out and picked it up, and stood up out of the water.

Li Qingwen fell into the water too quickly and was rescued very quickly. Many people didn't know what happened and were still teasing each other.

Li Qingfeng noticed it and came over to pat Li Qingwen on the back.

Jiang Cong held up the stone to get out of the water, and everyone stopped their hands one after another. When they looked over, they stopped making trouble in an instant.

The stone was washed clean by hot water, with a faint blue color, and the lines were clearly visible. Except for the shape, it was not exactly the same as the one they pulled out that day.

"This, is this found again?" Someone murmured.

"This can't be a special stone of Nuanhe, it can be picked up at any time..."

Not to mention others, even Li Qingwen was a little skeptical, maybe he was wrong, this thing may be quite common, and it has no other use except for being hard and tactile.

No matter what, they were all picked up, so Li Qingwen naturally put them away, ready to take them back and find someone to take a look at.

After soaking in the blisters for a long time, they will become dizzy, and no one wants to be exposed naked, even if they are reluctant, everyone has to climb ashore, get dressed, and go to the place where the old horn was picked up last time.

Sure enough, this year there are many more fallen horns here, and many branches with big thorns sticking out of the snow. Everyone worked together and filled the empty sledge pulled by the stallion in an hour, kicking up pieces of sand and snow, and the heads were covered with snow. Without going back, he walked out of the forest.

The return trip this year was smooth, with no wind, no snow, and no prey.

After tossing and turning for many days, when they arrived at the camp, it was just dark. When the officers and soldiers let them go, they only saw that their horses were much older than when they left, and they were still wondering.

There are quite a lot of exiles in the border towns, but only a handful of them still go out in winter. Jiang Liping and the others have a lot of people, a lot of cars, and they go out for a long time, so they are the only ones.

At this time, the camp was dark, and Li Qingwen and the others held a few torches and walked all the way to the front of the house, unhitching and splinting the horse. The old Xingtou in the house woke up when he heard the noise, and came out with Li Maoqun and the others.

Someone unloaded the truck, and the Liu family brothers helped move things. Lao Xingtou put on his clothes and came out to ask if they were okay. He heard that everything was going well, so he turned around and went back to burn the kang, but was stopped by Jiang Liping, "these horses have to find a place to settle." Excuse me, are the stables and cowshed still available?"

"Yes, yes." Lao Xing put on his hat, shrugged his shoulders and led the way, while Li Qingwen and others followed behind with their horses.

In addition to sweet dates, they also borrowed a dozen horses when they went there, tied them to the stables first, and led the rest to the newly tidied up cowshed this year.

By the light of the torch, Old Xingtou saw that these horses were completely different from the others in the camp. It was a cold day, and he didn't ask too much outside. He tied up the reins and poured hay into the trough.

Jiang Cong spread some dry grass on the ground and put the foals on it. Two hungry ones stood up and went to feed their mothers.

Where the cows are is very important, and the border town is no exception. Don't look at Lao Xingtou who usually wanders around, as if there is nothing wrong, but he checks the stables and cowsheds here every day. Reassuring.

Li Qingwen groped over one by one, and waited until they were willing to bow their heads to eat before coming out of the cowshed with Jiang Cong.

The two of them were delayed here for almost two quarters of an hour. When they returned to the house, the stove was filled with firewood again, and the kang was burning hot. Everyone took off their clothes and got under the covers.

When Li Qingwen and Jiang Cong came in, Li Maoqun locked the door, went back to the house, kicked the boots that were thrown all over the floor, and moved his nose, "What do you smell like..."

"We went to soak in the warm river, it should smell like sulfur." ​​Li Qingwen replied.

It stands to reason that after soaking in the hot spring, you should rinse it with clean water, but every time you leave in a hurry, these things are thrown to the back of your mind.

Li Qingfeng grinned and rubbed his hands on Li Maoqun's body, "Uncle, I heard that you bathe in that river, and mosquitoes won't get close to you in the coming year. We specially scooped up some ice bumps from the river water and brought them back. You will melt them and wipe them tomorrow."

"It's so far away, what are you doing with that..." Li Maoqun said so, but he couldn't stop laughing, and straightened his kicked quilt, "Lie down and sleep peacefully, we'll talk about things tomorrow .”

He drove the road in the snow, knowing that no matter what, he would not be able to sleep well, and he would never be as good outside as at home.

Originally, Old Xingtou wanted to ask about those horses, but before he could open his mouth, the sound of snoring in the room began to shake his ears, so he quickly closed his eyes, and if he stayed later, he would not be able to fall asleep because of the noise.

Guo Dayong and the others slept so badly that they woke up the next morning to take a urinate and saw a lot of things piled up in front of the next house, that's when they realized that Li Qingwen and the others had returned.

He wanted to come over to say hello, but Li Qingfeng and the others were still soundly asleep, and the Liu family brothers came over with firewood and told them everything was fine, so they could rest assured.

Like the Liu family brothers, Li Maoqun was used to living a poor life and was reluctant to use anything, such as firewood.

After Li Qingwen and the others went out, in order to save money, they burned a pot, and several of them huddled in the hot part of the kang to sleep.

Old Xingtou looked at the stacks of straw outside and sighed in his heart. Last year's harvest was not finished, and this year's more...

As soon as the people came back, Li Maoqun and the others stopped searching immediately, the fire in several stoves was roaring, and after a while, the millet in the pot was boiling.

Old Xingtou took out the millet soup and carried it to the cowshed with the Liu family brothers to feed it to the mare alone.

Watching the horse drink the thin millet soup, the Liu brothers couldn't help but licked their lips.

The yield of millet per mu is much less than that of sorghum. People with less land would not dare to plant this, as they have never eaten it many times...

After thinking about it, they also knew that a mare was hurt by a foal, so she had to make up for it, otherwise she would not be able to have a cub in the future. Compared with millet soup, a foal is naturally more precious.