Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 151 I have the final say
Meng Tao didn't know about Tian Zhigao's movements and plans, nor did she care, she was very busy.

First of all, he had to deal with the pork and mutton brought by Shen Yu. After eating for a few days, there were only five or six hundred catties of pork left. Now that the guests had left, it was impossible for Meng Tao and Jin Niu to finish it all.

Shen Yu originally planned to treat the whole village to a meal. As Taohua's marriage partner, he could show his face, but Liu Yongsheng refused, saying that it was against the rules, and the elders of both parties had never met, and no matchmaker came to discuss marriage and make a betrothal ceremony. , What kind of wine did he come to buy by himself?

This is banditry.

Shen Yu overturned his car repeatedly in front of Liu Yongsheng, and he also lost his temper, saying that he was taught, but in fact, as long as he is protecting peach blossoms, it doesn't matter what you say about him.

Before leaving, he was worried that Meng Tao would not be able to deal with it, so he asked Captain Bao for help, Meng Tao told him to leave at ease, since he could not handle this matter, he underestimated her too much.

Shen Yu reluctantly said: Next time you come to the water village, you must buy a drink, and then you can take her away at any time.

Meng Tao replied that she thought beautifully, how could it be so easy?
But I thought in my heart that this guy was really, always making surprises, which made her life plan that was initially planned so far completely disrupted. Although it was not a bad thing, she was completely led by him.

These pork and mutton can actually be frozen in snowdrifts for a month, and can also be used as bacon, but the pork is fat enough, and it is the most popular among farmers. Now, some people don't have meat tickets, and they can't even afford pork. Meng Tao decided to ask Captain Bao to come forward, find an excuse, don't need tickets, and sell the meat to the neighbors at the lowest price.

This can be regarded as Shen Yu has done something good.

It's impossible to give it away for free, it seems inexplicable, blatantly buying and selling to collect money, it would be troublesome if it is reported by some white-eyed wolf, but it will be fine if Captain Bao comes forward officially.

Captain Bao of course agrees, the brigade under his jurisdiction definitely wants every family to have meat to eat during the New Year, and he has plenty of excuses, but he only said that Shen Yu was actually entrusted by him, Captain Bao, to find connections from the meat factory in the city. For this batch of "special supply" meat, the preferential price will be returned without a ticket, which is the benefit for our village!
The villagers had nothing to say, they were happily scrambling to save the meat for the New Year.

That's it for the "special meat".

Meng Tao also saved some fresh pork for the New Year. Some villagers don’t like mutton. They think it’s too thin to cook in oil, so they keep it for themselves. The mutton is actually ready. It’s delicious and warm in a dry pot or stew. The body is particularly nutritious.

Some were also given to Captain Bao and Zhou Cuiling's family.

On the morning of the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, two more guests came from the Meng family in Linshui Village. The first one was five people from Liuzhuang, Naliang Commune, driving an ox cart. Ma Liuzi and Wang Ergou came to visit Meng Jinniu on behalf of other friends. , Meng Changshou brought Meng Jinshan, and a man named Meng Jinlin followed.

Meng Jinlin was more polite than Meng Jinbao, Meng Jingui, and Meng Jingang, but his probing gaze as he surveyed the entire courtyard, and his behavior of pushing open the doors of other wing rooms while people were not paying attention, was unpleasant.

But the visitor is a guest, and he will only stay for a day at most, Meng Tao didn't say anything, and entertained him together.

Meng Jinniu was very happy to see his little friends Ma Liuzi and Wang Ergou, and he was able to deal with Meng Changshou and his two cousins ​​calmly and freely. Several people couldn't help being surprised when they saw the obviously changed Taurus. Sitting on a leather chair, and the leather chair has wheels, the Taurus can move around freely just by moving his hands, which is even more dumbfounded.

Meng Jinshan was amazed and amusing, pushing Meng Jinniu around, Meng Changshou and Meng Jinlin had complicated expressions, while Ma Liuzi and Wang Ergou sighed that Jinniu had a good life and were happy for him.

Around noon, the second person came, Zhang Fu from the county seat. He took his father and younger brother to the commune by bus, and then rented an ox cart to enter the village.

Zhang Fu complained to Meng Tao and Meng Jinniu: This journey has exhausted him!Originally, I only wanted to come here alone, but my father insisted on following him, saying that he wanted to see his patient Meng Jinniu, and Zhang's mother said that brother Zhang was not seen at home, so let's bring him together!

Zhang's father had a broken left leg, and he was on crutches to avoid him slipping on the snow. Zhang Fu had to carry him in and out of the car, and he had to take care of his mischievous seven-year-old brother, who yelled and yelled all the way. Everyone looked crazy. Looking at him, I felt like crying.

Meng Tao looked at Brother Zhang who had never stopped once he entered the yard, he was chasing chickens and dogs, bumped into a persimmon tree, looked up, hey!There are still two red fruits on the top of the tree, and they will climb up the tree to pick them immediately... She understood Zhang Fu and expressed deep sympathy.

Fortunately, there was Meng Jinshan, so I asked him to come out to accompany Brother Zhang, as long as he didn't fall or get hurt, no matter how they played.

Now the house is lively again, and Captain Bao has to be asked to help the guests. Aunt Yu and Aunt Yang come to help cook, but Zhou Cuiling can't be found. She has Zhang Guoqing, and she doesn't have enough time to fall in love.

After lunch, after sitting for a while, the guests from the county were ready to go back. They had to take the afternoon bus back to the city and had to go to the commune to wait for the bus.

Those from the Liang Commune brought their own carts, so it doesn't matter if they leave later.

Mama Zhang asked Zhang Fu to bring a cloth bag, which contained two catties of Fuqiang noodles, two bags of pastries, two catties of sugar, and two pairs of quilt covers and bed sheets. The ones are for the Taurus, and the ones for the pink and floral ones are for Mengtao.

Meng Tao's return gift was three catties of mutton and two catties of pork, some dried mushrooms, fungus, and day lily, about three or four catties.

While there was no one around, Zhang Fu mysteriously took out a newspaper roll from the satchel he was carrying, handed it to Meng Tao and said, "This is for you, open it gently, don't drop it!"

Meng Tao opened it carefully: it turned out to be a small, round, exquisite and delicate porcelain. After looking through it, she realized that it was a hand warmer—a fine porcelain hand warmer used by ladies and gentlemen in ancient times!
Meng Tao pointed to a small square seal on the bottom of the hand warmer, and asked Zhang Fu to look at it: "The Chenghua year system of the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years ago, and this is an old thing. If you take it to a big city, such as the capital, It's worth money, you give it to me?"

Zhang Fu said: "Don't you like this kind of thing? I went to my aunt's house two days ago. Her relatives run a waste station. I searched for a day and found some silver dollars and two large blue and white bowls." , and this little thing, the blue and white bowl, my mother asked for it, she said it is very good for soup, so I brought this little thing for you."

Meng Tao: "That blue-and-white bowl might be an old thing, you should protect it a little bit, in case you run out of money one day, exchange it for money, and it can keep you full."

Zhang Fu let out a sigh, not caring: "I will never be poor in this life!"

Meng Tao smiled and pointed to the hand warmer in his hand: "Then I will pay for it?"

"Don't you look down on people? Then I smashed it."

"Then I will accept it, thank you."

"That's about the same. I will find a good-looking one in the future, and I will use it to honor you."

"In the future, I will give you the money, otherwise you will lose it and don't send it to me."

"Come on."

After another conversation, Zhang Fu said goodbye to Zhang Dad and Zhang Brother and left. This time it was the ox cart from Linshui Village who took them to the commune.

Meng Jinniu and Zhang's father had become old friends, and urged him to come and play again when he was free. Zhang's father nodded repeatedly, saying that he saw the river outside the village and liked it very much. When his legs recovered and the weather warmed up, he would come to fish.

After the Zhang family left, Ma Liuzi told Meng Changshou that he was afraid it would snow again later, why don't we go back too?
Meng Changshou said that he was not in a hurry, he still wanted to go to the mountain to have a look, and learned from Captain Bao that Meng Shengli's old friend had come, and Meng Changshou complained that Meng Tao was ignorant. To go to Meng Shengli's cemetery, he should be accompanied by his elder brother.

Meng Tao didn't argue with him, so why waste his tongue when it passed.

Meng Changshou took Meng Jinlin and Meng Jinshan to the mountain, and Meng Tao and Jin Niu chatted with Ma Liuzi and Wang Ergou.

When Meng Changshou's grandfather and grandson came back, it was around four o'clock in the afternoon, and he had finished dinner early. As expected, the sky darkened, and it was windy and snowy again. Meng Jinlin said:
"How about, Brother Ma Liu and Brother Ergou, you go back first. Jinshan can follow if he wants to go back. It's too cold today, so my grandfather will stay for two more days."

Ma Liuzi asked, "Then why don't you answer?"

"Ah, I have something else to do."

"What's the matter?"

Meng Jinlin coughed: "Taurus has bad legs and feet, and peach blossoms are not easy to take care of. My grandfather asked me to stay with Taurus here."

Meng Tao looked at Meng Jinlin and said, "Taurus was injured, so he didn't see you. He was hospitalized for more than 20 days, and you didn't show up. Now he's discharged from the hospital. He's doing well at home. I have a boy from the village to accompany me at night. I don't need you." .”

Meng Jinniu echoed from the side: "Jin Lin, you go, I don't need you to accompany me."

Meng Jinlin turned to Meng Changshou: "Master, look..."

Meng Changshou: "Peach Blossom, Jinlin needs to read and review, and will take part in a job recruitment exam in the county in the spring of next year. There are too many people in the family and it's too noisy. Your side is quiet and quiet. Let him live here for a month or two. It's New Year's Eve. The more popular the room, the warmer it will be."

Meng Tao: "I've said it before. The old Meng's house in Liangliu Village has occupied my grandfather's ancestral house for so many years. My grandfather doesn't care about it. Don't even think about living in the courtyard house here. Don't tell me. Meng Jinlin, you can't do it either, old man!"

Meng Changshou: "Why don't you know how to be polite, girl? If my brother is still alive, what's the matter with you?"

"Why didn't you come when my grandfather was alive? Now I'm in charge, and I have the final say."

Meng Tao said: "Hurry up and go back, no matter how heavy the wind and snow is, I will not take you in."

Meng Changshou stared blankly with anger.

Ma Liuzi and Wang Ergou persuaded: "Since you have come all the way, let's go back all the way, or there will be no bullock cart to take you into the village in the next day, and the ground is covered with snow, which is so cold that you will always be frozen to death." What can I do?"

Meng Changshou still wanted to save face, he didn't plan to stay at first, he just wanted to speak for Meng Jinlin.

Meng Jinlin had no choice but to follow. Meng Tao saw that the cloth bag he was carrying was indeed in the shape of a book, but that was none of her business. She couldn't keep people she didn't know or like.

(End of this chapter)