When they arrived at the playing area, everyone else also arrived. It seemed that everyone wanted to go together.
When Lanhua saw her grandma, she quickly came over and wanted to help put the wheat bundles. Grandma Lanhua raised her hand and hid.
"You don't need to be there. Grandma can just put it down by herself. How about it? You weren't scared just now, were you?"
Putting down the wheat, he rubbed his hands on his body, reached out and touched Lanhua's head and asked.
Lan Hua shook her head. Not only did she not have a frightened expression on her face, but she said excitedly: "I'm not afraid. I even took a peek. Those people were not Khitan people. I wonder if they were caravans who had walked this road before?
Have the Khitans outside been driven away and these caravans have started traveling again? "
Several other women also looked happy after hearing this. If so, they wouldn't have to leave their hometown.
Yang Dashan frowned and shook his head, "It's impossible. We just met during the day. It's just night, how could we rush out so quickly.
I'm afraid it's not the food transport team of those soldiers on the east side. I heard from the merchant before that the soldiers who were guarding the city have all gone to the east side. Maybe the city there won't let them in and they camped outside. "
Although the two cities are not far apart, they belong to two forces now. There are often frictions in normal times. Now that the Khitans are added to the mix, the fighting will probably be even more lively in the future.
Xue Qingyan listened quietly on the side, wanting to know more about the situation here. Unfortunately, none of the villagers had ever been out, and they didn't know much.
They worked for another hour and then called it a day at dawn. It was too dangerous to continue on the roadside during the day.
The remaining unthreshed wheat was cut off with a kitchen knife and put into baskets.
Twelve people, each carrying a basket, went back.
There were two people left in the village, a man and a woman, who continued to pack things for the road and looked at some of the things they had packed before.
Although there is no one else in the village, in case there are people like them left in other villages, it is better to be on guard.
"Brother Shan, you are back. Come with me quickly and see what I find!"
As soon as they entered the village, one of the men left behind, Yang Shuanzhu, came up to them and reached out to take the basket carried on Yang Dashan's shoulder.
"But what did you find?"
Yang Dashan followed his strength and put the basket down from his shoulders, but did not let go. Instead, he carried it forward with him.
Yang Shuanzhu's wrinkled black face was full of smiles. He raised his free right hand and pointed to a yard in front of him on the right.
"Yang Fugui's family didn't take away a pair of their cart wheels. We can get a cart that can carry a lot more stuff!"
They are a group of old and weak people, and they have limited things they can bring to salute. They were worried before that they could only bring a few clothes and bedding at most, and pots and pans had to be carried by the number of people, otherwise they would not be able to carry much food at all.
Well now, with the pallet truck, as long as the upper plate is made larger, a lot of things can be accommodated.
Yang Dashan looked surprised, "Really! There is such a good thing?"
Yang Dawang, who was walking next to him, said, "Didn't Yang Fugui push the car away?"
"Yang Fugui's family seems to have two pairs of windlass. I remember that he made one later."
Yang Erzhuang said from the side.
"Yes, yes, Yang Fugui made a pair of car wheels the year before last. His old one was a little cracked at that time. This is probably the one he changed out of his clothes."
Yang Youfu behind him nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, Yang Dashan looked at Yang Shuanzhu and asked worriedly: "Shuanzhu, you didn't break the lock, did you? You can't do this! If we come back in the future, what will happen to the folks in this village? …”
Yang Shuanzhu quickly explained, "Brother Dashan, don't worry, am I that person? I found it in the haystack behind their house. It was erected on top of the straw curtain covering the hay."
Yang Dashan nodded, "That's good, that's good. Then, it's already dawn. Erzhuang, don't you know how to do some carpentry work? We can help him get the cart out."
The wooden boards are made of ready-made door panels from my home. They were just made last year and are stronger than the old ones. They won’t be needed in the future anyway, so they come in handy. "
Yang Erzhuang nodded, "Okay, just listen to Brother Dashan. If it's not enough, use my own. I haven't used it for a few years..."
Several people discussed and went to the right.
The women also had happy faces. They had all made preparations to carry heavy loads and cross mountains and rivers, but they did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.
You know, it's not that easy to get a pair of wheel here. You have to go to a carpenter to make it custom-made, and it also has to be covered with iron or copper sheets.
Most of the people who wrap copper sheets belong to wealthy families. Poor people like them would have to live frugally for several years just to wrap a circle of iron sheets.
It's all about economical use, and you don't have to pull the car for any job. Sometimes even when harvesting grain, if there is not much, it is carried on people's backs and shoulders. It is only used when it is really needed.
Just like this, it will crack after a few years, and it needs to be repaired or replaced with new wood.
Yang Fugui is quite worthy of his name. His family is one of the best in the village.
There is also a donkey at home, so I spent a lot of money to buy a cart.
The origin of that donkey is also very legendary. It was really not the property earned by their family, but Yang Fugui's father accidentally picked it up on the roadside.
It is said that Yang Fugui's father went to water the fields early in the morning and found a little donkey in the ditch.
At that time, the little donkey was skinny and skinny, and one of its legs was injured.
I don’t know if it was a wild donkey or if the livestock dealer saw that it was injured and threw it away.
Yang Fugui's father was in the village at the time and was also a well-known capable man. He should have carried the donkey back to the village.
It was quite a sensation at the time. After we brought it back, even though we had no money to find a doctor for it, the family took good care of it.
Unexpectedly, he got better day by day and eventually recovered.
Because this incident was quite sensational, the head of the village came to have a look. He saw that the donkey was skinny and had injured legs. It did not look like it had been stolen from someone else's house, so he registered it.
At this time, all large animals must be registered with the official. Whether they are bought, sold or dead, they need to go to the official's house to report it.
From then on, the donkey took root in Yang Fugui's family. Until now, the donkey is already over ten years old. When it comes to harvesting grain, it is the main labor force of the family.
Every New Year's Eve, when everyone goes to the town to go to the market, they will take Yang Fugui's donkey cart.
Of course, he doesn't sit there for nothing. He will give him a penny and a half at least, which can be regarded as a big income for his family.
And just because of the arrival of the donkey, the life of Yang Fugui's family has become better and better since then. At least in Yangjiaping, they are known as a good family.
Yang Fugui also married a beautiful daughter-in-law from a neighboring village and gave birth to three fat boys.
