Chapter 115 Tailor-made
He is also a very talented person and very bold. From such a high place, he jumped down and came down.
Mrs. Liu in the team screamed in fright, fearing that he would break it.
The women around her couldn't help laughing. Mrs. Liu blushed and took a few steps quickly.
At once, everyone was at the foot of the cave.
Liu Biaotou cupped his hands with everyone and introduced them to everyone with a smile.
"I have gone in and looked at all these caves, and also briefly cleaned them. They are located in a high place, and no wild animals have settled there. There are only some bird droppings. They are facing the wind, and the wind is strong inside. If we want to live there, we are afraid that the caves will be destroyed. Block the hole."
The village chief nodded happily, "It's so hard for you to find such a good place. This is simply tailor-made for us. Finally, we don't have to worry about being frozen in the winter!"
Uncle Zhao and the others were also happy, "These caves should be enough for us to live in. Head Guard Liu will tell you how big each one is and how many people can live there. Let's quickly pack up our luggage. There is still a lot of work to be done."
Liu Biaotou started counting from left to right, "The first and second ones are almost the same, and can accommodate twelve or three people. The third one is the largest, and can accommodate more than thirty people. The fourth one is slightly smaller, but can accommodate six or seven people." There are no problem. The fifth one has about twenty people, and the sixth one has about a dozen people.”
Everyone in the village looked up at the cave. They looked the same from the outside. There was no difference between good and bad, and the directions were all the same.
The village chief thought for a while and then said, "Sister Li family, you see there are exactly twelve or thirteen people in your family. How about living in the first one on the left?"
Mrs. Li, carrying her granddaughter on her back, was also thinking about this matter. The whole family lived in a cave without outsiders, so it was convenient to do anything.
What the village chief said was exactly what she wanted, so she responded, "Okay, thank you village chief, let's live here."
The village chief pointed to the second cave, "The one next to Lao Si's family, we, the old couple plus Lao Zhao Liu, Doctor Zhang, and..."
He hesitated for a moment and nodded to Liu Biaotou and his family of three.
“How about adding Liu Biaotou and his family? It will be convenient for us to discuss anything!”
“Okay, then the three of us will live with the uncles.”
Liu Biaotou's family is most familiar with the Li family. They can't fit into a cave, so they might as well live closer.
With the remaining four caves, the village chief simply threw them to everyone, "You guys should stick together, just remember to survive together through adversity, but don't settle down and make noise all day long because of trivial matters. "
“Don’t worry, village chief, there is no one who is ignorant.” The villagers all responded.
Hunting around for almost a month has already brought their bodies and energy to the brink of collapse.
Everyone was so eager to settle down that they quickly made company without wasting a moment.
But the problem before us is that the entrance of the cave is too high, how to get up?
The village chief raised his pipe and pot and shouted, "A bunch of idiots, they think it's a bad thing to think that the entrance to the cave is high. It's not easy for you to climb up, it's not easy for the beast, and it's not easy if a bad guy comes to steal it! In this way, sleeping up there is the best option." You’re safe, you don’t have to keep vigil at night!”
The villager blushed and nodded quickly, "Uncle, we know this cave is good, but...how do we climb up and get in and out?"
It was Liu Biaotou who laughed loudly and explained everyone's doubts.
“This is easy. You guys can make a soft ladder out of vines, and I’ll go up and tie it up for you. Send the elderly and children up first, and then you can use the wicker basket to pull water in and out!”
“Oh, this is a good idea.”
“I’m going to chop down the vines right now!”
“Together, together!”
The villagers have never lacked mobility and are not afraid of work, but they are used to following orders and their minds are not very flexible.
At this time, I had an idea and started to get busy.
The women were also not idle. The children were left in the care of the old man. They hurried to cut the hay and left it for a while to make the bed.
Also cut firewood, prepare for cooking, and the same busy feet are not stained. Soon, the rattan ladders were woven one by one. Liu Biao took a few steps back and jumped almost ten feet in one flight. He then grabbed the protruding rocks on the cliff and jumped into the cave in a few moves.
Once the ladder was fixed, the men couldn't wait to climb in, then climbed down the wicker basket and pulled the old man and the child in.
Thinking that they would have to go in and out more often in the future, the women tried to climb the ladder by themselves.
As a result, he was hanging in the air and screaming, and he fell down after climbing a foot, making a lot of fools of himself.
There was a lot of noise in the canyon for a while.
The village chief and Uncle Zhao looked on with smiles, and most of the anxiety and uneasiness that had accumulated in their hearts finally dissipated.
Having been busy for most of the day, when it was completely dark, everyone finally calmed down a little.
The Li family's cave was cleaned up by the diligent Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru, without a single piece of gravel.
This cave is about the size of two rooms, divided into two parts, the inside and the outside.
The position closest to the cave wall was covered with thick hay and linoleum on top of the hay, and then the bedding was laid out.
This is the place where Mrs. Li, her daughter-in-law, Jiayin, and Jiaxi Jiaan sleep.
The middle will be separated by a straw curtain, and outside will be the seats of Li Lao Er, Li Lao San, Li Lao Si and Jia Ren.
Further outside, there is still a cave seven or eight steps away. In this area, the family plans to build an earthen stove. It is too cold in winter, so they will light a fire in the cave to cook.
This way you can keep yourself warm in the cave without having to toss it up and down.
Old Mrs. Li was packing the packages and baskets at home, and Jiayin followed her, making small moves from time to time.
For example, filling sorghum rice bags, sweet potato baskets and japonica rice jars...
Originally, on the way, everyone gathered the food together to make it easier to cook.
Now each family lives separately, and the cave is inconvenient to enter and exit, so the food is divided again.
The Li family received only about ten kilograms of sorghum and more than 30 kilograms of sweet potatoes.
There is not much left of the fine japonica rice and flour prepared at home for the good news.
Orange Mrs. Li spread out her clothes, shoes and socks on the quilt, ready to dry out the moisture.
When she turned around, she also told her daughter-in-law to go into the mountains tomorrow to collect more mountain products. After all, there were so many people in the family, and if they didn’t want to be hungry in winter, they had to be quick at this time.
As a result, her mouth opened and she could not close it.
The sorghum rice bag in front of her was almost full to the point of spilling out, the sweet potato basket was almost buried by the sweet potatoes, and the japonica rice jars were also sticking out...
She shivered in shock and subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the cave. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was there. Then she turned around and glared at her granddaughter.
Jiayin held on to the wall, walked crookedly, and finally threw herself into grandma's arms with a smile.
She was so happy that finally there were no outsiders around, so she no longer had to secretly feed her family members in the middle of the night. You can do whatever you want and eat whatever you want!
Old Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter and patted her butt.
This girl is really becoming more and more daring. Before, she would do some small tricks at night, or have a cover, but now it is still daytime, and she just makes a bunch of things in such a careless way. What if she is seen by outsiders?
“Put it away quickly, quickly!”
Mrs. Li lowered her voice and scolded her granddaughter in her ear. Jiayin was spanked for the first time, and she felt a little aggrieved, but she still obeyed and restored the grains and sweet potatoes to their original appearance.
Old Mrs. Li breathed a long sigh of relief. Seeing that neither daughter-in-law saw her, she told them, "Go down and get firewood and fetch water. Let's prepare to cook. Fu Niu is hungry."
(End of this chapter)