When she woke up early in the morning, the air outside was cold. Li Shaoan was reluctant to climb out of the bed. After putting on her clothes, she came to the main hall. When she saw her sister-in-law Tan Hongxia just brought the steaming breakfast to the table.

"Shao'an, go wash your face and come for dinner." Tan Hongxia greeted enthusiastically.

He came to the water tank behind the house, scooped a puff of water and handed it on his face. The cold and bone-black water was cut on the skin like a knife, which immediately made the confused Li Shaoan wake up completely.

When I arrived at the main hall, I had breakfast with my sister-in-law. I didn’t see my elder brother inside and outside the house. Li Shaoan asked, “Where is my elder brother?”

Tan Hongxia grinned and said, "It snowed heavily yesterday. I was afraid that the bamboo that had been filled with water was frozen. There was no water in the house this morning, so your elder brother went to the mountains early in the morning."

"I'll go and have a look after breakfast." Li Shaoan stuffed an egg into his mouth.

This egg was specially cooked by Tan Hongxia for Li Shaoan, for fear that he would not be able to eat the food here when he returned from the city to the mountain village. Usually, the couple couldn't bear to leave it, and even Li Songshu and Li Songlin were rarely treated so well.

"Sister-in-law, your skills are still so good!"

I haven't tasted the food at home for a long time, but Li Shaoan only feels that every taste bud is so comfortable. Maybe this is the taste of home.

Tan Hongxia smiled and said, "Among brothers, you are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are happy."

After breakfast, Li Shaoan took out three blue tickets from his pocket and stuffed them into Tan Hongxia's hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, you can take this money first."

"Shao'an, what are you doing!" Tan Hongxia was very surprised.

The three blue notes are printed with the avatars of four great men, which is a 10 yuan note, which is definitely a considerable amount of money.

Li Shaoan said guiltily: "I have been studying outside for the years. Thanks to my elder brother and sister-in-law's help, now I have returned to Tieshan Bay and temporarily live with my elder brother and sister-in-law. This money is considered as my subsidy for my family's living expenses."

"How much money can you eat with an extra mouth? Shaoan, don't meet your elder brother and sister-in-law. This is your own home. There is no reason why you need to eat and sleep at your own home!"

"Sister-in-law, just think that my uncle gave it to the pine trees and the pine forest. Next year, the pine trees will go to school in the town, which is exactly the time when money is needed."

No matter how Tan Hongxia said that, she refused to accept the money, and directly raised her face to Li Shaoan, "Shaoan, if you want to do this again, my sister-in-law is really angry."

"Okay, okay, it's all for my sister-in-law." Seeing that Tan Hongxia refused to accept the money, Li Shaoan had to change his statement, "But I don't have much expenses in normal times and can't spend much money. I'm afraid I'll put the money on me, so I'll put it here to help me take care of it when I want it."

Tan Hongxia had no reason to object anymore, so she had to accept Li Shaoan's 30 yuan, and thought to herself that she would help keep it first, and she would take it out when Shaoan wanted to use it in the future.

"Shaoan, where did you get so much money?"

Tan Hongxia asked the question she wanted to ask the most. Li Shaoan, a student, did not go to the field to work or work in the factory. How could he take out 30 yuan on his own? She always knew the origin of the money. If Li Shaoan did something that should not be done and the money was not clean, her sister-in-law must volunteer to advise her brother-in-law.

Li Shaoan reacted. This was Tan Hongxia worried that she would go on a wrong path, but it was no wonder that in the early 1980s, an ordinary farmer family would have almost the same amount of money for a year. How could Tan Hongxia not feel uneasy after taking the money?

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, this money is the scholarship I saved up in the past few years of studying in school."

Li Shaoan said the truth. Over the years, he has devoted himself to his studies, and his academic performance is among the best in the school, and he will not lose any scholarships.

It is a considerable expense to go to school all over the world. In addition to the living expenses sent by the elder brother and sister-in-law every month, the annual tuition fees are squeezed out of the scholarship by Li Shaoan himself.

After four years, in addition to the most basic tuition and living expenses, Li Shaoan never spent money randomly. He saved more or less 30 yuan in scholarships, and now he handed them all over to his sister-in-law.

After a simple tidy up, put on long rubber shoes, and put on a cotton coat, Li Shaoan was about to go to the mountain to find his elder brother.

Tan Hongxia took out a thermal lunch box from the kitchen and handed it to Li Shaoan, and said, "Your brother goes out before dawn. You must be hungry now. I'll prepare some food and you can take it with you."

Li Shaoan wanted to push the door out, but Tan Hongxia called him again.

Tan Hongxia found a hatchet from the woodshed, and found a wooden pin that specially hangs the hatchet, tied it to Li Shaoan's waist with his own hands, and told him: "Take this with you and be careful on the way."

The hatchet is the most commonly used tool by the villagers of Tieshanwan. The black back is wide and heavy. The tip of the knife is like a hook like an eagle's beak, bent into the inside. The handle of the knife is neither long nor short. You can hold it with one hand or hold the knife at the same time with both hands.

This design is very suitable for walking in the mountains. There are few paths in the wilderness. When you go to the mountains, you have to rely on a hatchet to make a way in front. The hook on the knife head is very convenient to deal with shrubs, weeds, trees, vines and branches. Moreover, wild animals are often encountered in the mountains, and with a hatchet in your hand, it is always more guaranteed.

Looking at the young man with this sign, Tan Hongxia always treated Shaoan like her own brother in her heart. Even though Shaoan is already an adult in her early twenties, she always feels like a child following her back then.

"Shao'an, you don't have to be serious about what my third sister-in-law said last night. She has always been like this, so she is so powerful."

"Sister-in-law, I understand, but thanks to her smart woman, she can help my third brother manage that family."

Li Shaoan smiled slightly. Although he didn't like Ma Hui very much, his third brother had finally made a stable life with such a powerful wife for many years. After all, he was his sister-in-law. He couldn't talk about his liking, but he couldn't hate him.

Tan Hongxia said: "Don't worry too much about paddy fields. I discussed with your elder brother last night. Your four acres of land will still be planted by me and your elder brother next year, and the harvest will belong to you."

Li Shaoan felt a warm feeling in his heart, and he suddenly felt that his brother and sister-in-law really took care of him meticulously, and he felt more ashamed of his kindness to his brother and sister-in-law.

Facing Tan Hongxia's kindness, Li Shaoan did not agree. Not only that, he also said something that made Tan Hongxia stunned.

"Sister-in-law, my plan next year is to plant the four acres of land you and your brother together, and all the harvest belongs to you."

"You stupid kid, I'm afraid you're not talking nonsense. You are a farmer of eight mu of paddy fields alone?" Tan Hongxia touched Li Shaoan's forehead and confirmed that she caught a cold last night and burned her brain.
Chapter completed!