Tie Kui Extra Story (8)

In the mountains and forests in May, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. While walking and enjoying the scenery, I don't feel tired.

Halfway up the mountain, Tie Hu said, "Kuizi, don't tell your mother that we are moving down the mountain for now!"

Tie Kui understood Tie Hu's scruples and said, "What about the second sister? You should be able to tell me?" He planned to ask Chun Ni to recruit a husband, and he naturally hoped that she would stand up to the matter. Otherwise, if he is too soft-tempered and easy to be grasped by the other party, the rest of his life will be difficult for the adoptive father and adoptive mother.

Tie Hu hesitated and said, "Then let Chunni not tell her mother."

"Okay." Since the Jin family went up the mountain to grab food, the Jin family ignored Chunni for three full months. And Chunni has long been disappointed with her, and she doesn't care about Jin's indifference.

Seeing that the two of them didn't bring anything, Chunni said to Tie Kui in private, "Kuizi, next time you go down the mountain with Dad, you must bring two catties of suet back!" It can't compare to meat. She misses the lard, even if it is a wild vegetable, it tastes delicious with lard cold. Bibimbap is delicious even without cooking.

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Second Sister, our wild pork is only fifteen cents a catty, and the suet is thirty-six cents a catty." The price is too expensive, let alone Tiehu, he is reluctant to buy it.

Chunni was a little dumbfounded, and asked, "Why is it so expensive? I remember buying it last year was thirteen cents a catty!" Ever since he found out that the two Chunxiang sisters knew very little about the outside world, every time he came back from the mountain, he would go into detail. Talk to the two sisters about the outside world. For example, the price of pork and how much a catty of grain is, etc.

"That's a special situation." After explaining the reason, Tie Kui said, "But when winter comes, there will definitely be suet for sale." butcher. But come to think of it, the price will not be cheap.

Chunni snorted and said, "Kuizi, can you tell me what the town looks like again?" She grew up and went down the mountain twice. One time was to go to Jin's house, and the other time was to go back to Tie's family village. And these two times, she didn't give her a good impression.

Tie Kui smiled and said, "Second Sister, I'll take you there if you want to go to the town in two years. I'm sure you don't want to go when the time comes."

"There is so much work at home, how can I go down the mountain with you all the time." Once a year, she is satisfied.

Tie Kui said in a low voice: "Daddy is going to take us back to Tiejia Village, and I told the village chief about it today. The village chief has promised to help us choose a homestead for us to build a house."

Chunni's eyes widened: "You didn't lie to me?"

"Second Sister, don't tell Eldest Sister about this for now.

Otherwise, A Niang should know. After finishing speaking, Tie Kui told the Jin family that they had sold their grain last year, and they planned to go up the mountain to join them if they didn't have food to eat.

Chunni blushed with anger: "If they dare to come, I must kill them."

Tie Kui said: "Second Sister, the Jin family ran out of food in winter. They exchanged food for all four girls in the family, so they survived the cold winter."

"All changed food? What do you mean?"

Tie Kui said: "Older ones are sold to others as daughter-in-laws. Younger ones are sold to others as child brides-in-law. The buyers are all poor families, who cannot afford the money and can only exchange for grain." The girls in the family are not very good-looking, otherwise the Jin family will sell them to the building for two extra money.

Chunni shuddered, and then said with a happy expression: "Fortunately, I'm not a girl from the Jin family."

"Second sister, the Jin family has four men who are of the same generation as us. After you go down the mountain, you tell the eldest sister not to contact the Jin family. These people can do anything. If they lose their reputation, they will be killed in the future. It's hard for you to talk about others." The name of a girl's family is so important that there can be no mistakes. If not, the marriage will have to be downgraded.

It's not that Tie Kui thinks too much, but that the members of the Jin family have no bottom line in doing things. In fact, the two sisters are not bad looking, but they are tanned and rough because of working outside every day. When the family situation improves in the future, the sisters will definitely look good if they don't bask in the sun. Of course, even if the sisters don't look good, as long as the conditions of the Tie family are good, the members of the Jin family will definitely make up their minds.

Chun Ni snorted coldly and said, "Kui Zi, don't worry, if they dare to approach me and Eldest Sister, I will break their legs."

Tie Kui is not worried about Chunni, firstly Chunni is aggressive and secondly she hates the members of the Jin family. Tie Kui is worried about Chun Xiang, because she is soft-tempered and listens to Jin's words.

Chunni laughed and said, "Kuizi, eldest sister is soft-tempered, but she knows good and bad." After what happened last time, Chunxiang was also cold-hearted towards Jin, and now she won't listen to Jin's everything.

After hearing this, Tie Kui felt relieved.

A month later, Tie Hu took Tie Kui to Tiejia Village again. This time I didn't buy anything extra, but directly brought chestnuts and other mountain products and a rabbit.

The village chief said with a straight face when he saw the thing: "I will take the thing back later, if you don't take it back, don't mention the foundation."

Tiehu was carrying something, whether he put it or not.

Seeing this, Tie Kui smiled and said, "Master, we are going to have dinner at your house at noon, and the rabbit is our meal fee. As for the chestnuts and walnuts, they are snacks for my younger brothers and sisters."

The village chief glanced at Tie Kui with some surprise, the boy's reaction was really fast enough: "Next time you come to our house for dinner, don't bring anything, otherwise don't come into my house."

Tie Hu breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."

The village chief called Tong Shi and asked her to take the rabbit down: "There are two delicious dishes. Huzi and I will have two cups for lunch." Actually, Huzi's original name was Xiaochun, but Orion asked for a moral to give him. Renamed Huzi.

Not to mention that Tong Shi was originally a generous and straightforward person, even her two daughters-in-law had no objections. Although the rabbit is not big, it is meat after all, and it weighs three to four catties!

After giving Tong's instructions, the village head took Tie Hu and his son to see the homestead he had chosen. One is in the middle of the village and the other is at the end of the village. The land in the village is only big enough to build four houses, but there is no limit at the end of the village.

It is safe to live in the village. From now on, the father and son will go hunting in the mountains and the three women will stay at home. Whenever something happens, the neighbors will hear. But this foundation is really small.

After hesitating for a while, Tie Hu asked Tie Kui: "Kui Zi, what do you think?"

"Father, just choose the homestead in the village!" Living in the village is not only safe but also integrates into the village quickly.

Tie Hu immediately made a decision: "Grandpa Ninth, just choose the homestead in the village!"

The village chief was a little surprised, but thinking about Tie Kui's performance just now, he nodded and said: "Okay, after I notify the people in the village, you can go down the mountain to lay the foundation."

Thinking that Tiehu would live on the mountain after he was six years old, the village chief reminded him: "It's okay to build the house next year, but it's best to lay the foundation before the summer harvest." Before the summer harvest, hire someone to do things, and the labor cost is relatively cheap.

It is also Tie Kui who has been staying in the mountains and not living in the village, otherwise he could ask someone he knows for help, which would save wages. Of course, you have to help others build houses.

Tie Hu nodded and said, "I'll go down the mountain in a few days to fix the day for laying the foundation." Maybe the money to buy the land is not enough, but there is still money to build the house.

For lunch, the father and son ate at the village chief's house. Because of the food shortage, Tie Kui stopped eating when he was half full. As for Tiehu, he couldn't eat much after drinking.

He didn't go back immediately after dinner, but went to Li's house and told them about their chosen homestead.

Old man Li was overjoyed: "Okay, I'll have someone to talk to after you go down the mountain." He got along well with the people in the village, but it was difficult to talk to each other.

"When I'm laying the foundation, I have to ask my elder brother and nephew to help." Others in the village are not familiar with it, so I will definitely be talking about Father Li's family by then.

Father Li patted him on the shoulder and said: "My brother will put on his coat when he said that." When the Li family built a house, Tie Hu didn't come to help, but he wrapped a red envelope of two taels of silver. This gift is very thick. At that time, the Tie family had a child who needed food every day, and the Li family confiscated the gift. However, he accepted this intention.

Half a month later, Tie Hu took Tie Kui down the mountain again. These days, no big prey was caught, only small prey such as rabbits and pheasants were hunted. These things have all entered the belly of my family.

When we arrived at the village, we first went to the village chief's house. This time Tie Kui brought a bag of wild fruits, and the village chief felt that the child was clever.

The village head and Tie Hu said: "The matter of the foundation has been settled, when do you think the foundation will be laid?"

While the iron was hot, Tie Hu said: "Grandpa Ninth, I want to invite people today. The date for laying the foundation is determined, and I will bring Kuizi down the mountain to get it done." No matter what he does, he always brings Tie Kui with him. It's not about relying on Tie Kui, but making him familiar with these things.

The village head said, "What kind of house are you going to build? Is it an earthen embryo house or a hut?" Different houses have different requirements for the foundation.

Tie Hu said: "Grandpa Ninth, I'm going to build four big tiled houses made of green bricks."

The village chief was taken aback, glanced at Tiehu and said, "Even if you prepare the stone and wood for the four tile-roofed houses, it will cost more than twenty taels of silver."

"Grandpa Jiu, I'm going to buy stone materials; I'll cut wood materials myself in summer. I just don't know if I can cut wood in the village." Some things should be agreed in advance. Save the last fuss.

Seeing Tiehu's intentions, the village head said, "You are a member of the village, and you can cut the wood on the mountain as you please." It seems that this kid has saved a lot of money, otherwise he would not dare to talk about building four green brick houses. It's a big tile house.

On this day, not only the matter of stone materials was finalized, but also the candidates for laying the foundation were all invited, and the efficiency was very high.

It is easy to do things with money, and the foundation will be laid soon. The left and right halls of the main hall plus the east and west wing rooms, and then there are bathrooms and huts. The latter two were added at Tie Kui's request.

Once the foundation was laid, Tiehu paid everyone wages and materials.

Seeing that Tiehu gave money so readily, everyone was very happy. Among them, the two brothers who sold stones to Tie Kui said: "Brother Tiehu, if you want stones and sand, just tell us, it will be better and cheaper than others." I bought it.

Seeing this, Tiehu said that he needed wood. Originally, I planned to cut the wood myself, but it took a lot of time. Moreover, the Jin family and Sister Chunxiang are on the mountain, and it is okay not to go back for three to five days. He doesn't worry if he doesn't go back for a long time.

Because there is no need to buy wood, you only need to go up the mountain and cut it. So he just asked the two brothers to chop wood, and then dry the wood and carry it out for use.

The two brothers are also from the village, and both are honest people. Otherwise, the village head would not recommend the two of them.

Hearing this, the two brothers were overjoyed: "Of course this is fine."

Tie Kui proposed to calculate wages according to the cancellation of each piece of wood, so that everyone will not suffer.

The two brothers were also very satisfied with this proposal: "Don't worry, I will definitely pick you big, strong and good materials." Their family has a small farm and a lot of people, so they often go to town or county to do part-time jobs. These jobs are not only hard but also often suffer, and the money is not much. Now that I can make money at home, I am naturally happy.

Seeing this, the village chief reminded Tiehu to settle the matter of the bricks: "The blue bricks have to be bought outside, usually two or three months in advance. If you don't wait until you build the house to buy them, the price will be very expensive." One or two percent."

When ordering green bricks, Tie Kui asked to sign a contract. The two brothers before were both from Tiejia Village, and they were recommended by the village chief, so you can rest assured. But the blue bricks belonged to another village, and they were not familiar with them, so it would be safer to make a contract.

Since it is a business, it is common to make a contract. It's just that what surprised the boss was not the head of the family, but the children in the family.

The main materials for building the house must be good, so Tie Hu hurried back to the mountains with Tie Kui.

As soon as the two approached the house, Tie Hu realized something was wrong, "Kuizi, squat down quickly..."

Tie Kui also reacted quickly, as soon as he heard the words, he quickly squatted down with his head in his arms. Then, he felt something fly over his head.

When he turned his head, he saw a leopard throwing the iron tiger to the ground. Fortunately, Tiehu reacted very quickly, pinching its neck with both hands, preventing him from biting it.

Seeing this, Tie Kui took out a sharp butcher knife from the basket, ran over and stabbed the leopard in the neck. As soon as the knife was drawn out, the blood sprayed out. Fearing that the leopard would not die, Tie Kui stabbed him another five times.

Seeing that he wanted to stab him, Tiehu hurriedly said: "Don't stab him, he is already dead." If he stabbed any further, the leopard skin would be completely destroyed.

After hearing this, Tie Kui stopped. But seeing the leopard lying in a pool of blood, Tie Kui sat down on the ground. I didn't think so much just now, I just wanted to kill this leopard. But this time, I was terrified. Almost, almost killed.

Although he knew the danger in the mountains before, he had never encountered a large beast after all. But this time, he truly realized the danger of living in the mountains, and it was really precarious.

Tie Hu picked up the leopard and said to Tie Kui, "Go home!" Fortunately, his son saved his life and got a leopard.

When he arrived at the door of the house and saw that the door was closed, Tiehu shouted loudly: "Chunxiang, Chunni, open the door."

The mother and son have been hiding in the stone house for several days, and they are looking forward to the return of the father and son and afraid of their return. Hearing Tiehu's voice at this time, Jin ran to open the door. Chunni shouted loudly in the house: "Daddy, there are leopards outside, you have to be careful!" Leopards like to make sneak attacks the most, and it is hard to guard against.

Seeing that the father and son were covered in blood, Jin's face turned pale with fright: "Kuizi, what's the matter with you, Kuizi? You must not be in trouble. If you have a long and short mother, you won't be able to live."

Chunni was a little speechless. Brother stood there firmly, what could happen. As for her father, the leopard who carried a hundred catties didn't even frown, let alone be fine.