hunting in 1986

Chapter 152 Chapter 151 Borrowing Money, October

As soon as my mother left with the cat in her arms, a bicycle drove over from the south.

"Wang Wang Wang ~"

The three dogs immediately yelled, Wang Yuan took a closer look and found that it was the old man Li Wu.

Li Wu was wearing a blue denim jacket and a dusty shabby hat. He bared his teeth and yelled at Wang Yuan when he was far away:
"Xiaoyuan! Is my daughter at home? Open the door quickly and I'll ride right in."

There is a calico bag hanging on the handlebar of the bicycle, and as the bicycle bumps and bumps on the dirt road, the calico bag also wobbles.

Wang Yuan hurriedly opened the fence door, and Li Yan who heard the movement also ran out of the house in a hurry.

"Father, why are you here?"

"Look at what you said, you haven't come home for such a long time, mother is thinking about you, why don't you let me come and see you?"

Li Wu grinds the front wheels from the soles of his shoes, and finally stops when the bicycle is about to hit the pile of firewood.

He took off the cloth bag, glanced at Wang Yuan and Li Yan, and then walked into the house.

"It's too troublesome to do at noon. I brought roast chicken, pork liver, and grilled fish. Let's just eat this... Are you still staring blankly? Come into the house?"

"Oh, is my mother still strong?"

"It's quite strong, and I go to herd sheep every day."

Although Li Wu did bring a lot of dishes, Wang Yuan still stewed an old hen, steamed a fish, scrambled eggs and so on.

Li Wu saw the Moutai wine on the counter, poured a small cup for self-sufficiency, and persuaded Wang Yuan not to fry so many dishes, the dishes were already enough.

Plates of dishes came out quickly, and they were brought to the table one after another. Wang Yuan keenly felt that the old man was really happy because there were so many dishes fried.

If Wang Yuan really listened to the words of the father-in-law Li Wu and stopped cooking, then Li Wu would probably be unhappy.

The three of them sat beside the kang table, and amidst the whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sound of the electric fan, they immediately started eating big pieces.

"Well, Xiaoyuan, do you still have cooking skills? You can fry this dish, okay! You can try the roast chicken I bought. It's delicious, but I really can't buy it otherwise if I lose face."

Li Yan wanted to laugh instantly, how could she not understand her father?Dad has a fart face, he has never lost in bragging, and he has never won in doing things.

Li Wu glared at Li Yan, then changed the subject and said, "The whole roast chicken is uneatable, come on, I'll tear it apart for him."

"Don't, don't, I'll come."

Li Yan quickly interrupted her father, she took the first step and began to tear the roast chicken apart with her hands.

Li Wu's fingers were black and covered with calluses, and there were dark mud-like things under the nail caps. If he were to tear them off with his hands, those dirty things would probably get on the chicken.

Thinking about that scene, Li Yan felt nauseous for a while.

Li Wu is also a little unhappy now, he finds that the life of big women is really good, the clothes they wear are beautiful, their faces are fair, their hair is smooth and smooth, they look more like city people than city people.

But her daughter seemed not only not happy about her arrival, but also a little disgusted.

Wang Yuan keenly sensed Li Wu's emotional changes, raised his glass with a smile and said:
"Come on, let me toast you!"

"Okay, let's drink!"

"The pork liver you bought is not bad. It's perfect for drinking. Where did you buy it? I'll buy some when I have time."

"It's just south of the commune street. Do you know Fatty Liu? It's diagonally across from Fatty Liu's house." Li Wu felt that his capable son-in-law respected him, which made him very happy.

Li Wu is considered an outlier in the countryside. He is not willing to farm the land. He runs around but does a poor job. He is ridiculed by the villagers and his relatives can't hold their heads up. He also has a little inferiority complex.

The reason why I often brag is because I want to increase my social status and hope to gain the respect of others.

It's a pity that in the end, not only did he fail to gain the respect of others, but he also attracted more ridicule, just like a clown.

"Oh, you are young and you don't know Fatty Liu. When we dug the river together, Fatty Liu and I were in the same team. One day, Fatty Liu ran very fast during lunch.

As a result, the horse rider sprained his ankle, and his ankle was so swollen that he couldn't do the work. I helped him finish the work, and I was almost exhausted.

Now that Fatty Liu has grown up and is shaking, he pretends he didn’t hear me talking to him in the commune. "

Chatting, eating, and drinking.

Li Wu has been recalling the scene of digging the river, and the scene of tens of thousands of people working together is deeply imprinted in his mind.

A few years ago, Wang Yuan actually dug across the river—during the dry season, he used a shovel to put wet mud into baskets, and then carried two baskets out on a shoulder pole.

Not only is it tired, but a layer of skin on the shoulders will be wiped off, and the clothes can't be worn at all. As long as the arms touch the clothes, they will burn and hurt.

Wang Yuan picked up a grilled fish and ate it: "Dig the river, dig the river...don't give me a penny, just eat, it's like an ancient corvee. Thinking about it, it's really embarrassing."

There will be no corvée in later generations. Not paying a penny is just taking care of food, and it is not easy at all. Instead, you will die of exhaustion. Who will do such a broken condition? ?

Of course, Wang Yuan and the others are still good, after all, the place where the river was dug is not far from home.

When opening mountains in some places in the pass, a large amount of corvee is also required. It requires a large number of civilian laborers to be recruited from hundreds of kilometers away, and they have to go step by step.

Therefore, Wang Yuan sighed deeply, it is better for later generations, many things in this era are very, very bitter.

"What, what are you talking about? Oh, Xiao Yuaner, don't be polite, I know you are highly educated." Li Wu looked confused.

The roast chicken, pork liver and grilled fish that Li Wu bought were really good, and Wang Yuanguang was almost full after eating vegetables.

When the few people were full, Li Yan took away the leftover lettuce, put the cigarette basket on the kang table, and brought over a pot of tea.

Li Wudong rambled again and again, and then he said the ultimate purpose of coming this time-to ask for money!
"Xiao Yuan'er, I don't treat you as an outsider, so I tell you this. Raising ducks will definitely make money! Do you know Yanjing Roast Duck? How expensive is a duck..."

Li Wu wanted 3000 yuan. Of course, he didn't want the money for nothing. He planned to convert it into shares for Wang Yuan—40% of the shares.

Li Yan was the first to disagree. As a daughter, she knew her father best. After so many years, her father had done [-] or [-] kinds of jobs, but without exception, they were all yellow.

So can ducks be successful this time?
Wang Yuan quickly grabbed Li Yan, and finally said directly:
"Okay! Swallow go get the money, I'm sure it will work."

"Hey~ That's right!"

Li Wu was still a little apprehensive at first, but now he also laughed, looking at Wang Yuan instantly, he felt more and more pleasing to the eye.

My old lady has a good vision, and she really found a good son-in-law.

"Don't worry about not being able to make money, really, there's no need! Just look at it, and you can definitely make money!"

"Make money? You don't know if the ducks you raise will be enough for you to eat." Li Yan muttered, and went to another room to ask for money.

"You child...why don't you trust your father so much?" Li Wu grumbled dissatisfiedly, and then happily drank tea with Wang Yuan.

Soon Li Yan got back 3000 yuan, and Li Wu tapped his fingers twice with saliva. After confirming that there was no problem, he didn't stay long and left on his bicycle.

When he left, he glanced obsessively at the motorcycle in the yard, thinking to himself that he would definitely buy one when he made money.

The cool breeze is blowing, and the yellowed leaves are swirling and falling.

In the south, a group of little girls are dancing rubber bands and kicking shuttlecocks, and the sound of laughter and laughter floats over.

"Let's go, let's go back."

"I don't understand, we Gaha want to give money to my father? You can still hear the sound of the water, but you can't even hear the money."

"Because he is your father..."

"I..." Li Yan was only moved for a second, and then immediately said angrily: "Get out of here, you are the good guy, and I am the bad guy."

"Haha, what kind of people are good people and bad people? The main reason is that they don't lend money for the first time? That's a bit too unkind and picky." Wang Yuan comforted Li Yan slowly:
"Besides, our family really doesn't lack that much, so it's okay to borrow it once, of course it's only once. If you lose all this time, you won't borrow it next time, and the villagers in the village will know. They won't say anything about us."

Li Yan nodded, feeling that what Wang Yuan said made sense.

But she still felt sorry for the money, 3000 yuan was not a small sum, and it was far from enough to marry a daughter-in-law.

The next day.

Wang Yuan drove the bullock cart to the city early in the morning. He made an excuse to get the refrigerator back. Since he sells the refrigerator, he can naturally use the refrigerator first.

After driving quite a distance, Wang Yuan directly tied the cattle to a big tree by the river, and then he lay down by the river to bask in the sun.

After reckoning that the time spent was almost over, he opened his eyes and planned to go back.

"Take the refrigerator out of the space and tie it to the bullock cart. I have one in my yard and one in my mother's yard. There is no need to send refrigerators to my second uncle, third uncle, and grandparents.

After all, I still have to be careful now, and there are too many refrigerators brought back suddenly, so it is too conspicuous. "

Wang Yuan tied two refrigerators to the bullock cart and was about to leave when suddenly the grass 5 meters away on the left shook violently, and then a small wild boar weighing about 40 kilograms came out.

The wild boar with brown hair is lean and lean, with a flat head and fierce eyes.

"Fucking wild boar!"

Wang Yuan quickly took out the shotgun from the space, but unfortunately the wild boar had already got into the grass at this time, bang~ a shot was fired, and the grass leaves crackled by the small bullets, Wang Yuan hurriedly chased it, and found that the wild boar had already Run away.

"It runs fast, but it's not a big wild boar after all, so it's not worth the effort."

Wang Yuan felt a little pity. Suddenly, a stupid big green grasshopper jumped onto his body. He caught the grasshopper with his palm, pulled a piece of dogtail grass to wear the grasshopper, and then Grasshopper spittle wipe.

"I didn't catch the wild boar, but I caught you, a grasshopper, and just brought you back to feed the big fat cat. The cat will definitely get fatter after eating you."

Wang Yuan carried a shotgun and walked outside with a dog's tail grass.

Before I got to the side of the road, I heard several cows screaming from the other side of the road, and then someone scolded me.

"Who is shooting!? Almost scared our cows!"

"Who!?"

Wang Yuan felt that the voice was a little familiar. He pulled the grass and saw that there were several ox carts parked on the side of the road, and the leader was Shen Erlei.

The tall and strong Shen Erlei was wearing gray short sleeves and shorts, and the confidence in his eyes became more and more rich when he was rich.

He bent down to take a closer look, and immediately laughed: "I thought who it was, it turned out to be you Xiaoyuan, why are you here?"

"I went to the city to assemble two refrigerators and came back. Are you... the corn you shipped to me?"

"That's right, doesn't your chicken farm use corn? If not, I'll bring you 5 truckloads, can you take them all?"

"It must be possible! Let's go home and drink!"

Wang Yuan was also very happy. Through contact, he found that Shen Erlei was a real person, and he was also quite capable. He did a good job in buying food, vegetables, meat, furs, etc.

This is already quite rare.

Of course, Shen Erlei made a lot of money.

Shen Erlei got into the ox cart driven by Wang Yuan, and then several ox carts continued to set off staggeringly, the shadows of the sun were mottled, and after the ox cart passed by, only a few lumps of cow dung were left on the ground.

Shen Erlei is very curious about the refrigerator:
"Can the inside of this thing get cold? Why?"

Wang Yuan explained the principle of refrigeration to him, but Shen Erlei still found it unbelievable, and finally he could only sigh: "It's really capable, tsk tsk~ Is this thing made by college students?"

Although there are already more than a dozen refrigerator manufacturers in China, the production capacity is limited, and China is too vast.

Not to mention rural people, quite a few urban people don't know the existence of refrigerators.

Shen Erlei also wanted to build a refrigerator, but after knowing that the other one was for his parents' yard, he was embarrassed to ask.

After returning home slowly all the way, they gathered good wine and good food that night. Everyone drank until after ten o'clock in the night. In the end, Shen Erlei was so drunk that he patted Wang Yuan on the shoulder and called "Big Brother".

The weather wasn't that cold yet, so Shen Erlei and the others were left to sleep in another room, and they didn't wake up until the next day.

The little girl didn't attend the Yuhong class, and she went directly to the first grade when school started in September. The school was right next to the village, so it was convenient to go back and forth.

But when the schools are merged in the future, the children in the village will have to go to the village to go to primary school, and it will be much more troublesome.

After entering October of 1988, snowflakes began to float in the sky within a few days. After the first snowflakes fell on the ground, they quickly melted away.

But the snow didn’t cool down, and the temperature of the snow in the front began to drop rapidly, and the snow in the back stopped melting. In less than an hour, the sky and the earth became a piece of pure white.

Wang Yuan was leisurely watching TV and drinking tea at home, when Wu Qian suddenly ran to his door: "Wang Yuan, are you at home? Wang Shuai has been released! He is about to kill you with a butcher's knife." Woolen cloth!"

"What??"

Wang Yuan rushed out of the room instantly.

(End of this chapter)