hunting in 1986

Chapter 195 194 All the way, goodbye Li Shen

Watermelon in summer is sweet. Wang Yuan ate a large piece of watermelon in a few mouthfuls. The sweet juice flowed down his throat and into his stomach, and the enticing sweetness of watermelon filled his breath.

"Great! Put the remaining watermelons next to the root of the urn, it tastes better when it's iced."

"Okay, we can't finish this big watermelon, why don't we keep this piece."

Li Yan took the small half of the watermelon to the counter in the main room, and covered it with a felt cloth so that the flies would not be afraid of eating it.

The rest of the watermelon was eaten by Wang Yuan and others. Wang Yuan burped and felt like he was full. Li Yan came in with a rag and a basin, and the little girl also helped to put the watermelon rind and watermelon seeds into the basin inside.

"Second brother, can watermelon grow from watermelon seeds?"

A light flashed in the little girl's head, and she suddenly asked Wang Yuan curiously.

"It can grow, why don't you plant it and try."

Sitting next to the kang table, Wang Yuan recalled the scene when he was a child and found a big watermelon in the autumn corn field. In the corn field, there was only a wild watermelon seedling, and a large watermelon weighing 10 catties grew.

The moment I found the big watermelon, I was so happy~ don't mention how high it is.

It was only later that Wang Yuan learned that the watermelon seedlings were real melon seedlings.

The innocent and lively little girl seemed to have discovered something interesting, picked up a few watermelon seeds and ran outside without putting on her shoes.

Wang Yuan followed and dug a hole with the little girl in the northwest corner of the vegetable garden, next to the eggplant field, and buried watermelon seeds.

It is already past 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the shadow of the sun is slanting to the west, and there are a few white clouds floating in the blue sky, which is very beautiful.

"Second brother, how long does it take for watermelon seeds to germinate?"

The little girl squatted on the left side of Wang Yuan with sparkling eyes, her little hand after planting the seeds was covered with a lot of soil, and she was talking expectantly.

"Maybe it will take two or three days, go and go to the silly dog ​​and don't dig the soil here, look at the holes you dug in the yard... Go and wash your hands, little girl."

"The drying towel is dry, Xiao Yuan, please pick up the towel."

The little girl went to wash her hands with her short legs, while Wang Yuan picked up a few towels into the room, enjoying the gentle breeze blowing by.

Sudden.

On the dirt road to the south, there was a ringing of bicycle bells, and a postman in a thin green jacket and green trousers came.

"Wang Yuan! Your telegram!"

"Here we come..." Wang Yuan walked out of the room quickly, and after signing for the receipt, the postman handed him a stack of newspapers: "This is the newspaper you ordered. Have you read a lot?"

After confirming that the number of newspapers was correct, the postman rode away on a big iron donkey with one leg.

Zhou Li was weeding the vegetable bed in the yard next door, and said curiously:
"His second brother, you are really busy. You are doing big things. Where did you send this telegram?"

"It's from a friend in Inner Mongolia."

"Oh, his second brother, you have a lot of friends. If you have any errands in the future, you will think about it. The beans in my house are too long to eat. Do you want to eat some?
It’s worth throwing it away, and you can’t sell it for a penny a catty if you sell it. "

Wang Yuan's family planted two vegetable borders of beans, which are enough to eat and dry by themselves. Cousin Wang Hu's family planted five vegetable borders of beans, each of which was old and hadn't been picked yet.

Wang Yuan went into the room and told Li Yan about it, and Li Yan took Li Ping to pick beans happily, and the little girl went with her if she liked the excitement, and it was just right to pick young beans and dip them in sauce.

When Li Yan and sisters came back after picking two catties of beans, Wang Yuan was sitting on Kang Yan'er in the back room reading the telegram.

The telegram was sent by Xiao Suhe from HLBE:
"The ranch has been built, can you come over this year to talk about it?"

pat~
The little girl jumped directly into Wang Yuan's arms with her short legs, and she was holding a big fat gray grasshopper in her hand. The big grasshopper kicked her legs frantically, spitting out black liquid while kicking.

"Second brother, second brother, look I caught a big grasshopper and it spit."

"Okay, okay, you're amazing...Hey, hey, why are you wiping the grasshopper's spittle on the back of my hand? I think you deserve a beating again."

The little girl knew that she would really be beaten if she didn't run away, so she hurriedly ran out of the back room with the grasshopper, the big white cat meowed and chased the little girl, and soon the grasshopper entered the big white cat's stomach.

In the evening, I steamed some fennel and meat buns, took a bite of the meat buns, and then ate a bite of the bean dipping sauce. The meaty aroma of the buns, the fragrance of the beans, and the salty aroma of the miso are very enjoyable.

"Xiao Suhe sent the telegram? What does he want to do?"

"Invite us to play in Inner Mongolia, and maybe talk to me about the future development of the ranch."

Wang Yuan took a bite of the meat bun with his mouth wide open, glistening grease dripped down his mouth, Li Yan hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe it off for him.

"There's too much oil and it all comes out after one bite, but this bun is really delicious. I plan to go to Inner Mongolia in the next few days. We've never been to Inner Mongolia in summer. It's fun to ride a horse. "

"Go to Inner Mongolia in a few days? That's fine."

Li Yan is indeed very curious about summer in Inner Mongolia. The last time I went there was winter, and the entire grassland was covered with heavy snow. The scenery in summer must be completely different.

Li Ping was sitting next to her. She also wanted to see the prairie in summer, but she opened her mouth but was too embarrassed to say it.

Seeing the change in her expression, Wang Yuan smiled and gestured to Li Yan to Li Ping. Li Yan immediately understood, patted Li Ping's hand and said:
"Xiaoping, your brother-in-law and I are going to Inner Mongolia, and there is no one at home to cook for you, why don't you go back to Xiaobaituner."

"what?"

Li Ping opened her mouth wide in shock, she really wanted to say that she wouldn't take me with her?But in the end, he pursed his mouth in frustration and only said "oh".

"Hahaha~ I am teasing you, the grassland in summer is so beautiful, I must take you to see it together, let's pack up our clothes tomorrow."

"Sister, you are so bad, you just know how to tease me."

Li Ping knew that she had been cheated, and instantly jumped at Li Yan like an angry little lion, and Li Yan didn't do anything to show weakness.

Wang Yuan didn't pay much attention at first, but gradually his eyes became straight. I really don't think his brother-in-law is an outsider, why are you still undressing?

The next day, the sun just showed half of his face.

Wu Qian drove the ox cart to the door of Wang Yuan's house. There were still eggs on the ox cart. He yelled at the top of his voice, "Xiao Yuan, we're leaving!"

"I'm coming."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Wang Yuan came out of the thatched building while lifting his trousers: "Are you here early? Why don't you eat at my house if you haven't eaten yet."

"No, I'm full. You haven't eaten yet? Then I'll wait for you for a while."

Wu Qian was wearing a blue denim jacket, with one finger of long hair sticking limply to his scalp, smiling like the second idiot who just stole a watermelon from a watermelon field.

Wu Qian was in good spirits. He felt that buying Wang Yuan's chicken farm for 6000 yuan was really the right move.

Wang Yuan hurried into the house. Li Yan just lifted the pot and it was steaming like fog. Wang Yuan had a bottle of wine between his elbows and two freshly cooked meat buns and was about to go out.

Li Yan hurriedly shouted him: "Well? You don't drink some porridge and go again? It's not bad at that time."

"Wu Qian is still waiting, let's eat on the way."

Wang Yuan walked out of the house with big strides, and picked up two green onions as he passed the vegetable bed. Soon he and Wu Qian drove to the city in a bullock cart.

The air in the morning is still a little cold, and there is still a faint mist in the distance. In the field, someone has already brought a dog to chase the rabbit. The corn and sorghum poles are too high. Occasionally, you can see the shadow of a dog passing by. .

squeak squeak~

The bullock cart is moving forward slowly, and both the cart and the wheels always make a burst of sound, and it sounds quite pleasant when you get used to it.

Wu Qian wanted to sell the eggs to a big hotel in the city for a higher price, but they didn't recognize him. He knew that Wang Yuan had some friendship with Li Shen, the owner of the hotel, so he begged Wang Yuan to intercede.

This is a trivial matter for Wang Yuan, but there are some things to say first.

Wang Yuan chooses the scallions, eats the delicious meat buns with the scallions, and takes a sip of wine from time to time.

"Wu Qian, you have to be prepared. I haven't seen Li Shen for a long time. If he doesn't give me face, I won't do anything. It's very likely that I will talk to my lover's house and I still don't want you. eggs."

"How is it possible, I don't believe it!"

Wu Qian sniffed the scent of steamed stuffed buns, swallowed involuntarily, turned his head and smiled brightly:
"With your name, Wang Yuan, in Lindu, who would dare not give you face!? Tired of working?"

"Get out of here, don't flatter me... What I told you is true, I'm not joking."

Wang Yuan thinks it's better to get a good vaccination first, and don't throw face at Wu Qian if things can't be done, then even friends may not be able to be done.

"Don't worry, I understand, I will buy you a drink whether it succeeds or not!"

Wu Qian slapped his chest, but his eyes moved uncontrollably to the meat bun in Wang Yuan's hand. The delicious stuffing of the bun was exposed in the air, making Wu Qian salivate.

Wang Yuan gave half of the meat bun to Wu Qian, who took it after some excuses, and asked Wang Yuan for green onions.

"Smell, it's really fragrant~ The buns steamed by your wife are really delicious, unlike the buns steamed by my silly woman who are not cooked, and throw it to the dog and don't eat it. The dog really doesn't eat it! Really! thing!"

"Haha~ It might be good to steam a few more times, let's drink!"

After eating the steamed stuffed buns, the two drank a bottle of white wine one by one. The white wine soon warmed the body.

Because it is an ox cart, so it’s okay to drink and don’t worry about getting stuck in the ditch. The old scalper is very reliable and will move forward slowly by itself-truly automatic driving.

On both sides of the dirt road are patches of corn, sorghum and soybeans, rustling in the wind, and there are a large number of small insects calling in different ways in the grass.

Wang Yuan was drunk, and sat on the bullock cart and sang directly:
"Yesterday is gone and will never come back, oh yes, happiness is more expensive than anything~ Covered with water, you can't take it back, oh, the peach blossoms are gone and there are roses~
……

Fill up the wine quickly and drink this glass and sing loudly, good friends, good friends, how happy tonight..."

Singing friendship, as well as the free, optimistic, and positive expressions expressed in the lyrics are extremely contagious, and Wu Qian's eyes widened in an instant, and he grabbed Wang Yuan's hand and didn't let go.

"Brother, you are my own brother, what song are you singing, teach me."

"Teach me well, let me go first."

The lyrics are easy to remember and don't require high singing skills. Wu Qian learned it quickly. The two sang together. Even the old man who was herding sheep in the cemetery looked at them with his whip in his arms. Maybe he also thought of his youth. comrades.

Passing by village chiefs one after another, we slowly approached the city.

Tired of singing, Wu Qian took out a pack of cigarettes, and Wang Yuan saw that it was Zhonghua cigarettes.

"Come to Xiaoyuan to smoke."

"Wu Qian, you can do it, do you usually smoke Chinese cigarettes?"

"Hey~" Wu Qian struck a match and stabbed it~ Blocking the wind with his hand, he lit it for Wang Yuan:
"Do you still remember Zhao Xing? It's the one who brought people to make trouble when Huzi got married. The cigarettes were bought at his place for a lot cheaper.

This kid is well-off now. He has hooked up with the big shots of the tobacco company, and he can get Zhonghua cigarettes at a low price~ What a real cowhide~
I suspect that this kid is selling his ass, otherwise, why would the big man fall in love with him?Are you right? "

Wang Yuan had already taken a puff of cigarette, and coughed instantly.

I don't know if it was because of the cough from the fake cigarettes he smoked, or because he was shocked by Wu Qian's words.

Looking at Wu Qian who was smoking fake cigarettes in small mouths, Wang Yuan really didn't know what to say, there is no way to get cigarettes at a low price, these are fake cigarettes made by small workshops.

Wu Qian seldom smoked Chinese cigarettes, so he couldn't tell the real ones from the fake ones.

The bullock cart entered the urban area, and soon came to the back door of the big hotel.

Wang Yuan went straight to the hotel. Although he withdrew his shares, all the old employees of the hotel knew him, and the lobby manager quickly invited him upstairs.

Li Shen happened to be at the hotel, and Wang Yuan met him in Li Shen's office.

Li Shen was sitting behind the mahogany desk. He was wearing patterned short sleeves with the sleeves open at the neckline. His lower body was a suit and jeans. He was combing the back hair that was popular in Hong Kong movies and TV dramas, and he looked listless.

"Xiaoyuan is here? Sit down, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Li Shen didn't put on airs, stood up and invited Wang Yuan to sit down and poured him tea.

It is very difficult for the two of them to return to the state of being innocent and good friends at the beginning, but Wang Yuan withdrew his shares rationally, but retained the last trace of friendship without breaking the face. Now they meet and drink tea together with a smile on their faces .

Wang Yuan was not too polite, and chatted with Li Shen while drinking tea after sitting down, and also talked about Wu Qian's plan to sell eggs to the big hotel by the way.

"It's a small thing."

Li Shen pressed a bell on the table, and soon a blonde foreign girl in black high heels, black stockings, and women's business attire came in.

"Old Class~"

Yang Niu is Li Shen's new secretary, she bent over to Li Shen's side for a moment, the granary dazzled a little, and Wang Yuan slightly looked away.

Li Shen explained to the secretary and let him leave. Soon the matter that had caused Wu Qian a headache for a long time was resolved, which made Wu Qian even more grateful to Wang Yuan.

Wu Qian was drinking tea with someone on the first floor, and Wang Yuan was not in a hurry to go down, but chatted with Li Shen.

Li Shen smiled and said: "What? Xiaoyuan, are you interested in my female secretary? Sending you off~ She is from the north and she is only 18 years old this year. You know that the economy in the north is not good, right? Many women have also started to go abroad to make a living gone."

"forget it."

Wang Yuan could see that Li Shen was teasing him, so naturally he wouldn't fall for it: "I see why you are so hypocritical, you have to be restrained~ I see that your lips are turning white."

"Restraint is indeed necessary. The key is that many women are too beautiful~ People have a crush on me and they have to respond, right? That's too impolite."

"Huh? Can this still be related to politeness?"

(End of this chapter)