The mind became clearer and clearer, but Jiandan became more and more helpless and irritable. Why was he so entangled about sleeping?
In the end, between staring blankly and going into the base to work, Jiandan chose to count sheep.
I don't know how many times he counted, but Jiandan felt that he had golden stars in front of his eyes, and then he felt a little sleepy.
Although he was still a little groggy when he got up the next day, it was better than the previous two days. He didn't feel that his brain was completely blank. After breakfast, he was almost the same as usual.
Jiandan himself sighed that this body was still a child, young and energetic, and recovered quickly. Otherwise, if he stayed up all night, he would have to take three or four days to recover.
I haven't been out for several days. When I opened the door, I was hit by a full of cold air. It was very fresh. I took a breath and even my chest felt much clearer.
It hasn't snowed in the past few days. The yard still looks like it was swept a few days ago, and there is still a layer of frost on it. The snow in the backyard is still the scene that was specially scratched before, but the top layer has formed a thick hard crust. When you step on it, "crack" and "crunch", the sound is very crisp.
There are already villagers walking outside. It is estimated that someone wants to go up and pick up more firewood before the mountain is closed.
"Jian Zhiqing, Jian Zhiqing,"
Before entering the house, the door was knocked, and it was Li Yan's cheerful voice that came in,
"She should be at home, right? Was there smoke coming out of the chimney just now?"
"Well, look, it's still smoking. It's normal that you can't hear it when the doors and windows are closed. Speak louder."
Jian Jian laughed, turned around and took down the bolt, and opened the door,
"How did you get here?"
Several educated youths were outside the door, all in order. In front was Li Yan, who was holding up her hand and was about to continue knocking on the door. A step behind was Lin Zhaodi and Tan Yajun. Seeing Jian Jian come out , all put on a smile,
"Jian Zhiqing, you can really stay at home?"
"Yes, I was thinking of looking for you to roast chestnuts later, and you came."
Tan Yajun was also more cheerful than when she first came, which showed that she had a good time at the Zhiqing camp these days,
"We haven't been out for the past few days. It's too cold. It seems to be a little better today. We plan to go up the mountain to see if we can pick up some more firewood. Do you want to go with Jian Zhiqing?"
Jian Jian then noticed that several people were carrying backpacks with wooden knife handles exposed on them.
Looking towards the foot of the mountain, there were many villagers there. Jian Jian nodded,
"Then I will go with you. You can come in and warm up first. I'll go get something."
Li Yan looked at the people on her side,
"We won't go in. We'll wait for you here for a while."
They had all been in Jian Jian's hut before, and they knew the size. It was not spacious enough for two people. There were four of them, and there was also a male Zhiqing, and they were going to leave soon, so there was no need to squeeze in.
Jian Dan nodded nonchalantly, turned around and walked back,
"Wait a minute, I'll get the things and come out right away."
The backpack, axe and rope for going up the mountain are all in the corner of the woodshed. Jian Dan said right away, and it was indeed very fast.
Go into the house, check the fire, change into cotton-padded jackets and cotton shoes for work, put on gloves and hats, come out to lock the door, get the backpack, lock the door, and in just two or three minutes, several people have set off neatly.
"Jian Zhiqing, have you been ready for a long time? Isn't this too fast?"
It's still a little sunny today, and the best thing is that there is almost no wind, which makes several people more interested in talking.
"Last time I came back, my backpack has been placed there without moving. Besides, my house is small, and the clothes I use for work are all exposed. Isn't it inconvenient?
What have you done these days?"
This time it was Chen Jianguo who spoke,
"We helped the villagers sweep the snow. After we came back, we also swept the Youth League Courtyard and packed up the firewood we collected during this period. If the winter is so cold, I think the firewood will not be enough."
"Jian Zhiqing, we also built two snowmen. Come back and take a look."
Tan Yajun frowned and recalled,
"It got cold earlier this year than the previous two years. Last year, it seemed that it snowed a few days later, and then the temperature dropped."
Several female Youth League members were thankful again,
"Fortunately, the three of us moved into one room, otherwise we would have frozen to death with the little firewood we collected."
"Haha, that shouldn't be the case!"
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The villagers thought the same as them. While the weather was good, they collected more firewood so that their homes could be warmer. But they were all men who had established their own families, while they were just a few young educated youth, all in their 18s, 90s and 20s, and they looked quite miserable.
Jian Dan is the most popular person in the village. At least in the past six months, her popularity will not go down. Seeing her, the villagers also greeted her warmly.
"Little Jian Zhiqing, are you going up the mountain too?"
"Don't you have enough firewood? I'll send you a few bundles when I go down the mountain later?"
"Oh, no, no,"
Jian Dan quickly refused.
"Uncle, I still have some firewood. I still have the ones that everyone helped me get back before."
"Really? Jian Zhiqing, don't be polite to us. We rough people can get this stuff quickly. It doesn't take much effort."
"Yeah, don't worry, uncle. We'll go over there first!"
She seemed to be running away. Li Yan and others laughed at her.
"Jian Zhiqing, look how scared you are?"
Looking back, Jian Dan breathed a sigh of relief. Now she remembered her help, but she was really not used to her enthusiasm and heat.
"Well, it's still the fruits of one's own labor, and it's more practical to use them."
"You're right."
The few people didn't walk the same road as the villagers, and were a distance away from them.
The wind was strong on the mountain, and the snow was not very thick, and the ground was not covered very tightly. From time to time, you could see dead branches sticking up, so the few people didn't bother to say much, and got down to business first.
It was better to simply wear gloves. Li Yan and the others didn't wear thick gloves. Basically, they had to put their hands back into their sleeves or hold their sleeves to warm up for a while after picking up for a while, or they just jumped in place, and even so, they were frozen.
As the only male educated youth, Chen Jianguo had stronger firepower and was in better condition.
Tan Yajun was not unfamiliar with these things. After all, she had spent several winters here, and she quickly got used to the initial discomfort.
Li Yan and Lin Zhaodi were relatively slow to adapt. After all, they were new to the climate here. They had to adapt to being self-reliant and doing simple farm work. This kind of weather was also their first experience.
However, they were not spoiled and could stand the cold. What they lacked was a process of practice makes perfect.