Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 608: The Tiger Father and Son

The reason why Mu Xueli and Wang Li were staring at the boiling water soaked pancakes in a daze at this moment was that the bruises on their faces were much more severe than before, and their lips were so swollen that they almost completely sealed their mouths.

Chewing food may be difficult, but swallowing it directly is not a problem. Of course, it is a bit difficult to stuff food into your mouth.

But this is normal, because when people are injured, they are usually fine at the time, but will look very serious afterwards.

This is because when a person is injured, the capillaries will rupture and soft tissue will be damaged. The capillaries will bleed, but at a slower rate, while soft tissue damage will cause fluid accumulation.

So when enough blood flows into the flesh, the skin will look bluish purple, and the accumulated fluid will accumulate more and more over time, causing swelling.

Of course, there is actually a way to avoid this situation, which is to apply ice or cold water as soon as you get injured.

This way, even if bruises occur, they will not be as severe and the pain will be less.

But if you want to recover as quickly as possible, you need to apply hot water. Although it will increase the pain, it will also speed up blood circulation and naturally speed up recovery.

I have to say that this dry pancake is really awesome. Not only is it very hard, but even if it is soaked in water, it will not soften for a while.

Fortunately, before Wang Shuai, Wu Dong and others came back, everyone was eating this kind of dry pancake, so no one was greedy for anyone else.

Seeing Wang Shuai, Wu Dong and others coming back with food, Wang An, Feng Chengmin and others were naturally very happy.

Because food is only a small aspect, the most important thing is that Wu Dong, Wang Shuai and others can come back, which proves that the trouble has been basically solved.

After Wang Shuai, Wu Dong and others briefly explained the situation to Wang An and others, Wu Dong, Wang Shuai and others went to make a phone call, mainly to report the situation in the cafeteria to their families.

Wang An, Feng Chengmin and others started eating and drinking again. Although Mu Xueli and Wang Li still couldn't chew the steamed buns and vegetables, fortunately, soaking the steamed buns in vegetable soup was much better than soaking the pancakes in boiling water.

After dinner, everyone, tired after a day's work, went back to their rooms to sleep.

There was nothing to say all night, and in the blink of an eye it was dawn.

Early in the morning, after having breakfast in the guesthouse, everyone continued to get busy. Wu Dong, Wang Shuai and others went to find Er Lei Zi to understand the situation and to deal with the subsequent matters.

Wang An and Feng Chengmin went to find a carpenter's shop.

The reason they went to the carpenter's shop was because Mu Xueli and Wang Li could no longer ride horses, so they had to get two horse-drawn carriages to take them back.

No matter what time it was or where you went, there was no place selling ready-made carriages.

Because for a horse-drawn carriage, besides tires and wheels, there are also axles and bearings that need to be purchased, and the rest of the things are basically made by yourself or by someone else.

The whole carriage looks simple, but it is actually not complicated at all. It mainly consists of three things: the carriage cover, the carriage shed, and the wheels.

The entire bicycle set is divided into several parts, a total of 7 items, including the splint, the set bun, the ride, the big belly, the small saddle, the cedar flower, and the mound.

You can imagine that with a plank in front, a mound in the back, a ride on top, a big belly at the bottom, and two shafts on the left and right, no matter how capable the mules and horses are, they still have to be controlled by humans.

The main thing is that the coachman has a whip in his hand that can fall at any time!
As for the carriage shed, it is the main body of the carriage, also called the entire frame, and Wang An and Feng Chengmin went to the carpenter to buy this thing.

Coming out of the carpenter's shop, Feng Chengmin complained to Wang An:

"This carpenter is really ruthless. He charges 20 yuan for a broken wooden carport. Damn, if I wasn't in urgent need of it, I would never buy this broken thing."

In Feng Chengmin's eyes, or more precisely, in the eyes of all rural people, carports are actually worthless things. Because there is plenty of wood at home, which is usually used for burning, as long as you spend some time, you can make one yourself.

Building a carport does not require sophisticated carpentry skills, as most rural men know how to do it. Even if you don’t know how to do it, you can just find someone in the village who knows how to make it, and you just need to provide him with food while you are building the carport.

But now he has to spend a huge amount of 20 yuan to buy a worthless thing. It would be strange if Feng Chengmin felt good about it.

You have to know that 20 yuan in that era was not a small sum of money, because before the land was distributed to each household, many people in the village could not earn that much money even if their entire family worked for a whole year!

Wang An heard this and said with a smile:
"How about we go to the mountains and chop some wood, and then we can make one ourselves?"

Feng Chengmin rolled his eyes at Wang An and said unhappily:
"It takes at least two days to build a carport. Besides, there's nothing to do with it. How can you do it?"

Wang An didn't care about being criticized, and continued to say with a smile:

"Uncle, you have to think about it this way. How much money can you earn in a day in the mountains? If you use the day to build a carport at home, then the carport will not cost money, but you can't go into the mountains, right?"

Hearing this, Feng Chengmin blinked and said:

"I usually tinker with it at home when I have nothing to do. Otherwise, I'll just sit there anyway."

When Wang An heard this, he was silent for a long time before saying:

"Uncle, you are right!"

After buying the carport, Feng Chengmin and Wang An ran to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy ready-made car covers, wheels, axles and other items.

When I came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, I heard Feng Chengmin say:
"This car cover is a bit expensive, but it looks much better than the ones we made ourselves, right?"

Wang An looked at the wheel of the boss, and agreed casually and said:

"Uncle, this thing seems a bit difficult to push by one person. How about we tie a rope to the shaft, and then you can pull it from the front."

Feng Chengmin looked at the huge carriage wheels, then at the uneven road covered with gravel, and then said in a decisive tone:
"Well, you go to the front and pull it, and I'll push it from the back."

Wang An: "."

So, the father and son, one in front bent over and stuck out his butt to pull, while the other one in the back bent over and stuck out his butt to push, attracting a lot of attention along the way, finally took the wheel to the carpenter's shop.

Perhaps because the carport sold for a lot of money, the carpenter took the initiative to help Wang An and his friend install the car covers and wheels on the carport.

After everything was installed, the father and son pulled the carriage all the way to the guesthouse with great effort.

We were almost at the entrance of the guesthouse when Feng Chengmin, who was pushing the cart in the back, suddenly said angrily:

"We've been so busy all day, why don't we come back to harness the horses and carts? Damn, this is so tiring!"

Wang An was also stunned when he heard this, then he suddenly understood and said:

"Why don't we ride out on horseback? I only have one day!"

(End of this chapter)