Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 152 I Will Sleep When I’m Tired
After saying goodbye to Mi Yali, Yu Qiutang went straight to find Mi Wenzhong and asked him to bring people over to help renovate the oven that was originally used to bake tofu leaves.

The leaves of the tofu taro tree are no longer useful.

The rest have all been dried.

Next year, according to Yu Qiutang’s idea, whether or not to make the magic tofu is another matter.

Even if he wants to do it, he will only do it on a large scale for a period of time, not on a small scale like this year.

It takes too much energy.

After all, he has to pay attention to efficiency in everything he does.

No matter how you look at it, the benefits of Shenxian Tofu are too low.

10 yuan a day, only 300 yuan a month.

It is really too little, you can’t accomplish big things or make big money.

All I can say is that plans cannot keep up with changes.

When the drying building was built, it was intended to be used for a long time. However, it was unexpected that it would be demolished after only half a year and would be used for other purposes.

Under Yu Qiutang's command, Mi Wenzhong and his colleagues simplified the drying furnace, removed some unnecessary items, dismantled all the ground fire channels, and moved out all the waste soil, waste bricks and waste foundations, making the ground look much more spacious.

The most valuable thing is that this drying oven has a window.

It was originally used for people to observe whether the food inside was baked well, but now Mi Wenzhong has added steel bars to the windows. Even if the wooden window frame is broken, the musk deer cannot get out from the steel bars.

The forest musk deer is a very restless animal.

If you lock it up inside an ordinary courtyard wall, it will run in circles along the wall like humans, and will gradually reach the top of the wall.

It's a bit like Jackie Chan going up the stairs.

Therefore, the walls of places where spirits are kept are particularly high.

It should be at least seven or eight meters to ten meters.

This is the only way to ensure that the musk deer will not escape from the prison and run out of the wall while running at high speed.

After everything was moved, water was sprinkled on the ground and the walls.

Carry out a thorough dust cleaning.

A long pole with a broom tied to it is also used on the drying roof to keep it as clean as possible, providing the musk deer with a clean and comfortable environment so that they will not become too sensitive and become sick or die.

After all the work was ready, Yu Qiutang kept the drying furnace well ventilated. After half an hour, all the moisture inside was blown dry, and it looked like a house with very high walls and a special shape.

Only then did they move all five musk deer over and completely release the two musk deer, giving them freedom.

As soon as the musk deer was released, the door of the drying building was immediately closed and everyone left.

Sure enough, I saw two musk deer, especially the male musk deer, desperately circling the wall.

I want to run to the ventilated and bright place at the top.

But in reality, their ability to climb heights is only about ten feet at most.

The wall of the drying furnace is more than ten meters high, and it is impossible to climb up.

The female musk deer is not as capable as the male musk deer. She will only try a little and may give up completely before she reaches a height of one meter.

As for the three little musk deer, because they belonged to different mothers, they had some conflicts at first and made meowing sounds to each other.

But after a day of getting used to each other, they are now basically united, eating and sleeping together, and their relationship is as good as that of brothers and sisters.

The only one that can be used for musk deer now is this large male musk deer, but it was injured in the mountains and was frightened during transportation.

My mood will be unstable for a while.

Taking musk by force may cause harm to the musk deer.

and so.

Yu Qiutang planned to let the musk deer recover for a while, and then start collecting musk again after its body recovered.

Collecting musk is a technical job that requires a lot of skill. If not done properly, it may cause permanent damage to the musk deer.

Even Musk Deer is disgusted.

If it bites its own scent glands directly, the musk deer will basically be ruined.

It takes time to nurture and cultivate emotions.

In the next few days, Yu Qiutang concentrated on the construction of the house.

After working on this for so long, he has been busy doing other things and has basically been a hands-off cadre. If he continues to do so, I'm afraid he won't have any sense of accomplishment after the project is completed.

Of course, he couldn't help much.

Interlaced like mountains.

In terms of professionalism, he is no match for any random bricklayer or plasterer, let alone Mi Wenzhong.

It's just that he has a good attitude, is gentle and generous, and everyone who works there likes him very much and is willing to take him out to play.

After a few visits, I learned a lot of tricks.

Understand that knowledge is everywhere and there are great people among the people.

Fortunately, the weather was good and the temperature did not drop sharply. Although it had snowed on the mountain, the temperature at the foot of the mountain was still acceptable for the time being.

His yard gradually took shape.

But it also attracted a lot of attention.

Originally, his location was too remote, almost at the foot of the mountain, far away from the production team.

Not only in the village, but even in Team 3, not many people paid attention to it.

I just saw some people from other villages riding their bikes heading south, and I thought they were going into the mountains.

But over time, someone will always care.

The yard and the house rose from the ground and gradually attracted the attention of many people. People came to observe for various reasons and were amazed to see that their yard was built so magnificently.

Slowly, the news spread.

So more and more people came to visit.

Then naturally we started talking about how much it would cost to build such a yard.

But no matter how much I calculated, I still couldn't come up with an idea.

Few people in the village have such a big yard. People's yards in this era are generally big, but no matter how big they are, they are only eight mu in size, unlike Yu Qiutang's yard, which is two or three mu in size.

The houses of ordinary people are basically made of adobe, that is, the foundation is hooped, and the roof is covered with cheap gray tiles.

But the walls of Yu Qiutang are all brick walls, and the roof is covered with the newest and most expensive red tiles.

This guy really makes it difficult for ordinary people to calculate.

While everyone was discussing, they could only sigh that this yard must have cost a lot of money.

I can’t say exactly how much.

I can only guess that it is probably several thousand.

But no matter how many thousands it is, it is a lot in the eyes of ordinary people. After all, everyone only earns a few hundred yuan a year at most.

They would have to go without food or water for several years in this yard.

How can this not be enviable?

So.

Many people who used to look down on Yu Qiutang, thinking that he was a dull and hopeless person, are now starting to say that things will change over time.

I never thought that this wooden kid would have a day to turn things around.

The matchmakers have even come out and asked Chen Meidi many times, making Chen Meidi very annoyed.

It is true that she is a stepmother, but Yu Qiutang never takes her seriously.

Even if it's a big deal like marriage, it has nothing to do with her.

But it was not easy to reject the matchmaker directly. She had to make a gesture on the surface, which really put her in a difficult position.

Yu Dejin found it difficult to bear the gradual popularity of his son. He felt comfortable, but also a little confused and uneasy about the sudden change.

I am worried that this kind of opening is like the fireworks during the Chinese New Year, which are beautiful when they bloom, but when the fireworks fade away, only waste paper is left on the ground.

He also found time to come to the construction site twice, but each time he just took a quick look around and left, not even willing to stay for a meal.

Looking at the thriving scene, his emotions were so complicated that perhaps even he himself could not tell.

Yu Qiutang understood his father's behavior.

He didn't try to get closer to his father. He felt that their relationship was like that of a terminally ill patient. The best way was to simply maintain life like this, and perhaps it could last longer.

If you want to give some drastic medicine in an attempt to restore the precarious and cold relationship, you might end up killing the person instead.

That's good enough.

"What are you thinking about?" It was drizzling today and Yu Qiutang had nothing to do, so he sat under the eaves holding a vest, watching the misty drizzle that filled the fields like smoke.

He turned back and smiled at Miali.

"Nothing, just daydreaming."

Miyali squatted down beside him and looked into the distance. After a few seconds of silence, she said, "After the main house is finished, there will be only some finishing touches on this side of the yard. Are you happy?"

Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "How about you? Are you happy?"

"Me?" Miyali was startled, then smiled and said, "I'm happy. I can get my wages and go home."

"You are so happy to go home, is it because living here makes you feel wronged?"

Miali smiled again and said nothing.

The two were silent for a moment.

It was Miyali who said, "Yu Qiutang, sometimes I really don't understand you."

"Really? What do you mean? I always thought I was a very simple person and I wanted to act more profound in front of others."

"You don't need to pretend. Most of the time, I think you are very deep."

"For example?"

"Like right now."

"How to say?"

“Yu Qiutang,” Miyali chuckled, “You didn’t notice the appearance of the other eighteen-year-old boys around you, did you?”

"?"

"Look, except for you, no matter how the other young men live, whether they are rich or poor, they are full of vitality and yearn for a better life."

"Then I am not?" Yu Qiutang said with a smile, "I am also pursuing a good life. Otherwise, why would I build this yard?"

"How do you say..."

Mi Yali pondered for a moment, "You give people a different feeling. Others build a yard because they sincerely think that this yard can make their lives better and more prestigious."

"what about me?"

"You..." Miyali looked into his eyes, "You give me the feeling that building a yard is just something you should do, just like you should eat when you are hungry and sleep when you are tired.

In my opinion, you don’t actually get much satisfaction or happiness from building a yard, but you regard building a yard as something as simple and ordinary as eating and sleeping. "

Yu Qiutang was shocked.

He stared at Miali in a daze.

Although her words were spoken with a smile, in a gentle tone and with a pleasant voice, they sounded like thunder to his ears.

Lies never hurt anyone.

The only thing that can break people's defenses is the truth.

"Yu Qiutang, can I say something more serious?" Miyali continued.

"of course can."

“The more I get to know you, the more I feel that you don’t seem to be someone who will stay in this world. You are just like a passer-by.

It seems that you are trying hard to fit in with this world, but deep down you feel alienated, as if you are floating above life.

To the point that sometimes I can’t even tell whether the you I see when I get close to you is the real you, or whether it is just an image you deliberately put on and play…”

Suddenly, Miali stopped.

She realized that she had said too much and looked ashamed, "I'm sorry, I said too much..."

She explained a little flustered.

Turned to look at the rain.

Sure enough, rainy days always make people feel particularly moist, otherwise she would not have said such words.

The atmosphere seemed a little depressing for a moment.

There was only the rustling sound of the drizzle hitting the leaves.

"I'm afraid this is the last rain this year." Yu Qiutang stood up and gave the stool to Miyali.

"I won't sit, you sit."

"You said I have no texture, then try the stool I sat on, is it warm?"

Miali looked at him and smiled bitterly.

A smile can always resolve a lot of embarrassment.

Yu Qiutang also smiled.

"Lili?"

"Ok?"

Now Mi Yali is used to Yu Qiutang calling her like this.

When she first started shouting at him, she felt a little embarrassed, as if he had become her elder. She corrected him many times, but Yu Qiutang didn't change at all.

So whenever he called out, she would avoid him and not respond.

But she could avoid it once or twice, but sometimes she would fall into it unintentionally.

Gradually you will get used to it.

But there are still three rules.

You can't call her by that name when there's a third person present. It can only be called by that name between the two of you in private.

Yu Qiutang agreed.

The innocent Miyali was worried that other people would feel embarrassed when hearing it, but Yu Qiutang was even happier because this made the name Lili exclusive to him.

"Do you like this yard?"

"It's quite nice, spacious, with many houses, and comfortable to live in. When you have time in the future, you can also build a garden in the yard and plant a lot of flowers, such as peonies and roses, which are all very nice..."

"Then you can plant whatever you like."

"Really? Then I..."

She suddenly braked again.

If you are not careful, you will be led into the ditch by this guy.

It's your yard, why should I plant flowers? I'm not a member of your family.

"Lili, after this busy period is over... wait until next year, I will go to propose marriage."

"Ah!~"

Miali was suddenly startled and her heart started beating wildly.

"you……"

"I'm not kidding you, I'm serious."

Yu Qiutang looked at Mi Yali with gentle eyes and a hint of sadness.

"I want to marry you."

"Well...I...I don't know."

Miali's face turned red with nervousness. She wanted to leave immediately and run back to her room, but she didn't know if she could really do so as it would seem very impolite.

But her mind was blank at the moment and she didn't know what to say.

"I like you very much, how about you?"

Yu Qiutang asked again.

"me……"

She didn't know, her brain was broken.

Oh my goodness.

Who come to save me, how should I answer, like it, dislike it, like it, or dislike it?
At this moment, footsteps were heard.

The footsteps were not heavy at first, but they were like thunder in the ears of the two people, tearing a hole in the tense atmosphere.

"Cousin Qiu, you are here, Lili, are you guys chatting?"

It turned out to be Mi Wenzhong.

He was holding a steamed bun in one hand and a scallion in the other, and was coming towards us with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)