Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 172 I’m going to the forest farm to be a hedge fund manager!

Originally, Wu Zhouquan planned to recruit Guan Lei to the coal mine transportation team to learn driving. However, the transportation team now has no shortage of people, so he can only idle at home, clearing wasteland and planting land in spring and summer, and harvesting corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes for the two families in autumn.

But Guan Lei had a good idea. He contacted two tenants who came back from Qing'an Forest Farm a while ago and wanted to follow them to the forest farm to work as tenants. He said he wanted to exercise and improve his physical fitness...

When Wu Hailong found out about this, he scolded him. The main meaning was: I am too poor to open the pot? If I let my brother-in-law be a tenant, how will others scold me? You can just sit back and stay at home. After the coal mines expand production and increase transportation volume next year, I will send you coal mines to work.

But Guan Lei is a stubborn person and would go to the forest farm to work as a tenant no matter what. Because of this, his brother-in-law and his brother-in-law had an awkward quarrel for several days, and it hasn't gotten better yet.

Although Wu Hailong heard that Xu Ning was from Qing'an and that his father and brother both worked in the forest farm, he did not inquire in detail and only said that it was over.

This old Jiefang is quite old. It makes no sound except the horn when running on the road. Although there is air leakage everywhere in the car, it is much warmer than outside.

Xu Ning raised his wrist and took a look. It was almost six o'clock now, and he estimated that he would reach Wanye Village in more than ten minutes.

Wu Hailong saw that he was wearing a watch and knew that his family was in good condition. Although at first glance the three of them were dressed in tatters and looked like they were hiding in hiding, Wu Hailong also knew that these people who were running away in the mountains were better than Most people who were sitting around eating and waiting to die were much richer.

Besides, there are two workers in Xu Ning's forestry farm, and each earns nearly a thousand yuan a year. I don't know why Xu Ning has to suffer this crime and wander around in the old ditches in the mountains. Even if he was curious, Wu Hailong didn't ask.

After driving two miles further, Xu Ning saw two yellow car lights on at the entrance of the village ahead, and dozens of people standing in front of the car.

There was a fire lit next to this group of people, with a memorial tent and flags hanging behind it...

Wu Hailong asked Lao Jiefang to stop ten meters away from the crowd, and then three or four people led a group of people and ran over.

Xu Ning and others jumped out of the car one after another, and Wu Hailong hurriedly walked around the front of the car and ran over to introduce them.

There were four people standing in front of Xu Ning, namely Wu Haiquan, his father Wu Zhouliang, Wu Hailong's father Wu Zhouquan, and Wu Zhouliang's second brother.

Wu Zhouliang and others shook hands with Xu Ning and expressed their gratitude, but Wu Haiquan was the last to extend his hand. When he and Xu Ning held hands tightly, his eyes were filled with tears, but he did not shed any tears. He only held back the complex emotions. My heart is constantly grateful to Xu Ning.

"You don't have to be polite. Since we are watching from the mountains, we must take care of it."

Wu Haiquan nodded heavily: "Thank you!"

On the side, Wu Zhouliang looked at his son crying and choking on his urine, pushed him, and asked: "Where did you find it? Hai Quan led Hai Long and others into the mountain to search twice without seeing anyone. ah."

Xu Ning then briefly explained the location and circumstances where Yang San was found.

After hearing this, Wu Haiquan clapped his thighs, gritted his teeth and said regretfully: "I should have gone before it started snowing! It would be great if I could just walk to Xinxi Gou. After two trips into the mountain, why didn't I think of going to Xinxi Gou!"

When Xu Ning heard what Wu Haiquan said, he knew that the series of footprints that Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang were looking at in Xiaobeigou should have been left by Wu Haiquan and his brothers.

Wu Zhouquan pulled his eldest nephew and said, "Okay, this is not a bad thing, he is destined to do it."

Wu Zhouliang turned to look at his son and said, "The third child has long thought of such a day. You should hurry up and get him to the funeral shed. Hailong, help your elder brother with his work."

"Eh."

Wu Haiquan grabbed Xu Ning's arm and said, "Brother, you stay at home for a few more days, and you must not leave."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Go and do your work first."

"Okay, brother, let my dad entertain you."

After that, Wu Haiquan, Wu Hailong and others went to the rear compartment and lifted Yang San out of the compartment. Wu Haiquan almost shed tears when he was halfway out.

Wu Zhouliang sighed slightly and said: "Hai Quan has a closer relationship with his third uncle than I do, Xu..."

Xu Ning turned around and said, "Uncle, just call me Er Ning. I'll stay home and do Er."

"Okay, Erning Qiangzihuzi, let's go inside to warm ourselves up, and let them put aside their busy work first."

Immediately, the three people from Xu Ning followed Wu Zhouliang into the village. They walked more than fifty meters and turned into a courtyard. The courtyard looked clean and upright. There were piles of firewood and stone mills in the stable on the west side, and there were piles of firewood and stone mills in the stable on the east side. On the side is the lower room.

At this moment, the lights were on in the east and west rooms and the outhouse, and there were two women in the outhouse busy lighting a fire.

Xu Ning smiled when he saw this familiar house, and then heard Wu Zhouliang say: "This is Hai Long's brother-in-law's house. Hai Quan and I usually live near the coal mine. We don't have time to burn the kang at home, so you can just stay here tonight." Stay, okay?"

"Okay!" Xu Ning simply nodded.

The kang in the northeast must be burned every day, otherwise it will easily freeze the flue or not burn through for a long time. Wu Zhouliang does not live in Wanye Village, so his kang will only burn some firewood every two or three days, and Today, Lao Wu's family are all busy doing things, such as making money paper, stacking Kezi Yuanbao, etc...

Therefore, there was no time to burn the kang in his home, so the three of Xu Ning could only be arranged to Guan Lei's home.

Wu Hailong's family has a child who is just one month old. Moreover, his family only has two rooms, the east and the west. They must not let Xu Ning and the others sleep in his house because they will not be able to sleep and it will be inconvenient.

It is most reasonable to let Guan Lei's younger sister Guan Hua sleep with her sister and free up a room in the Guan family for Xu Ning and the three of them to sleep.

Wu Zhouliang led the three people into the outhouse, looked at the two women and introduced them.

They are all Wu Zhouliang's younger siblings, one is Wu Zhouquan's daughter-in-law, and the other is the daughter-in-law of his second brother.

Xu Ning and the others called Auntie and walked into the east room.

There is a kang table on the kang in the east room. On the kang table there are bowls, chopsticks, wine cups, a bottle of Wuliangye, and a spring cigarette.

Within half a minute of them entering the house, the two aunts brought the food to the dining table.

Wu Zhouliang looked at the four dishes on the table, wiped his old face, and sighed: "Er Ning, you three can eat together for now. I am not prepared at all. This is really a poor reception... Wait until I know. Get ready, we must eat and drink well!"

Xu Ning glanced at the food on the table. The rice was rice, and the dishes were chicken cakes, pickled cabbage vermicelli stew, home-style stewed tofu and a plate of pickles.

"Uncle, this is very good. There is nothing wrong with the reception. So the three of us will stop being polite. We are indeed a little hungry."

After Xu Ning finished speaking, he put on his shoes and got on the kang. Why didn't he take off his shoes? Because they couldn't eat without taking off their shoes, they wandered around in the mountains for several days, so their feet must have smelled a little bit.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang sat cross-legged on the edge of the kang, grabbing rice spoons sideways and picking up bowls of rice.

"I won't eat with you three. This meal...hey, I'll pour you some wine."

Xu Ning stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Uncle, the three of us don't know how to drink."

"You don't know how to drink? No, you don't run in the mountains... How can you run in the mountains without drinking? Hey, it's fine if you drink..."

Wu Zhouliang can be considered a leader in the coal mine, but he feels quite embarrassed about this.

Because he and Wu Haiquan rushed home after receiving the letter, they didn't have time to buy vegetables, tobacco and alcohol. The tobacco, alcohol and four dishes on the table were all brought from his brother Wu Zhouquan's house.

Looking at the four dishonorable dishes on the table, he felt quite unhappy.

He found his youngest son in the mountains and dragged him over fifty miles across the mountains, and then he served the three of them with this dish?

Therefore, Wu Zhouliang didn't have any airs about being an elder. He just wanted to entertain the three of them, so he kept urging them to drink.

Li Fuqiang said: "My brother and I used to be drunkards. After we drank some alcohol, my brother almost fell asleep on the street. From then on, we stopped drinking."

"Ah, what about Hu Zi?" Wu Zhouliang was relieved after hearing this.

Xu Ning said: "Uncle, let him eat first, and don't be polite."

"Okay, you three, hurry up and eat...I think you will be exhausted if you put him out in the mountains and drag him for more than fifty miles. The water in the outhouse will be boiled later, so you can wash your faces and so on..."

"Well, uncle, you should go ahead and do your work." Wu Zhouliang shook his head: "I'll go back later and let Hai Quan do his work. He has a deep relationship with Lao San."

"Uncle, are they master and apprentice?"

Wu Zhouliang was stunned for a moment, then raised his head: "How do you know?"

"My guess is that Brother Haiquan called him Third Master on the phone, and Hai Long called him Third Uncle. I think in this business of running into mountains and hunting sieges, the only person who can be called a master is a master, otherwise he will be a junior."

Wu Zhouliang nodded: "Yes, Haiquan's little Qian'er and I were busy at work, so he and his third son ran to the mountains to play. Later, I thought it was too risky, so I dragged him to school in front of where I was working..."

Wu Haiquan must have some complaints about this, but complaints are complaints, and there is no hatred. After all, they are biological father and son.

Xu Ning also knew why Wu Hailong didn't dare to mention Yang San's matter, because when others mentioned that Yang San was missing in the mountains, it would easily make Wu Haiquan angry and irritated...

"The third child's life was very difficult. When the three of us got married, he had no parents or a mother. He was originally able to get married and have a family, but he didn't expect his partner to be attacked by the black blind man. From then on, he ran away in the mountains. Just look at the blind man and beat him."

Opening the conversation box, Wu Zhouliang seemed to be recounting his memories, finishing the story of Yang San's life in a few words.

Xu Ning asked: "Brother Haiquan hasn't been running around for a long time, right?"

Wu Zhouliang took a puff of cigarette and said, "It must have been ten years."

Wu Haiquan was just 25 years old, and Wu Zhouliang was 46 years old. His wife died when Wu Haiquan was 8 years old, so he only had Wu Haiquan as a child, and he never had a second marriage.

But Wu Haiquan has been married for four or five years and has two sons, who are taken care of by his wife at home.

Wu Zhouliang chatted with the three of them and felt a lot better. Watching Xu Ning and the other three make two or three bowls of rice, he felt even more comfortable.

At this time, there was a sound from the courtyard. Xu Ning looked outside and saw only a few dark figures.

Then the figure entered the outhouse. The people who came were none other than Wu Haiquan, Wu Hailong, Wu Haitao and Guan Lei.

"Brother, why didn't you drink? The food doesn't suit your taste..."

Wu Zhouliang stood up and said: "Er Ning and Qiang Zi don't drink. Tomorrow you and Hu Zi will have some. Are you done outside?"

"kindness."

"I'll go out and have a look. You guys chat with Er Ning and the others. Er Ning, let your brother Haiquan chat with you guys."

"Hey, uncle, you should be busy with your business."

Wu Zhouliang nodded and stepped out of the house.

At this time, Xu Ning and the others also put down their chopsticks. Wu Haiquan said a few polite words, and after seeing that they were full, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to them.

Seeing that Xu Ning and Wang Hu didn't smoke, he didn't beg for help. He just lighted a cigarette for Li Fuqiang and said, "Brother, the food was prepared in a hurry and the hospitality was not good. I feel bad in my heart." It’s hard to get over it…”

Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "It's not that big of a deal."

Wu Haiquan said, "You three can stay here for a few more days. I'll drive you back to Qing'an and I'll recognize the door by then. How about that?"

"It's OK to stay a few more days... but I have to call home. The three of us have been in the mountains for several days, otherwise my family will be worried about us."

"Okay! Let's go to the village headquarters and make a call now. Let's go..."

Wu Haiquan works vigorously and resolutely, rather than being impetuous.

Xu Ning nodded and moved to the edge of the Kang, "Sure, there's no one else in this room at night, Shitou, your little sister..."

Speaking of this, Xu Ning paused, because the cry of 'stone' sounded so smooth.

He turned to look at Guan Lei, who was dazed, and asked: "Leizi, can I call you Shitou? Don't make any mistakes. I heard from your brother-in-law that I am a month older than you."

Wu Hailong scolded Guan Lei and said with a smile: "There's nothing wrong with calling him Stone. His sister and I both call him that."

Wu Haiquan glanced at Guan Lei. He knew that this kid looked like a skeleton, but he had a bad temper.

"Ah, just shout." Guan Lei looked at his brother-in-law Wu Hailong and shook his head.

Shitou is Guan Lei's nickname. Only his family members can call him Shitou. If others call him Shitou, he will be anxious to specify it.

Wu Haiquan nodded: "Okay, to save my brother's face, I will ask your brother-in-law to teach you how to drive. When you wait for the coal mine, you will join the transportation team directly."

Guan Lei glanced at Wu Haiquan and didn't say a word, because what he was thinking in his heart was: I'm going to the forestry farm to be a tenant!

Xu Ning stood on the ground, looking at Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu, "Brother, you two can stay in the house. There is hot water in the big pot in the outer room. You two can wash up."

Wu Haiquan nodded: "Yes, you two stay at home and relax while my brother and I go to the village department to make a call."

Wu Hailong said: "Brother, you go ahead, I'll stay at home to accompany Brother Qiang."

Li Fuqiang waved his hand and said: "No need to accompany us. Once we take off our shoes, there won't be enough room in the room..."

"Hahaha."

Wu Haitao laughed twice and stopped immediately when he saw Wu Haiquan and others staring at him.

Wu Haiquan pursed his lips and said, "Okay, you two can take a shower at home. Leizi, your little sister has gone to live with your sister. Let your brother-in-law and the waiter stay with you in the West House tonight."

Guan Lei nodded: "Yes, I know."

Immediately, Xu Ning followed Wu Haiquan and others out of the house and went straight to the village headquarters.

No one mentioned Yang San on the road. Although Wu Haiquan was in a heavy mood, he could always smile when facing Xu Ning.

"Brother, I heard that my old uncle works in the forest farm? How specific is it?"

"Work as an accountant in a forestry farm."

Wu Haiquan was slightly stunned. He originally thought Xu Chunlin was an ordinary worker. If that's the case, he would have to promote Xu Chunlin with some connections. After all, Xu Ning brought his third master back. What a great kindness is this?

But he never thought that Xu Chunlin was an office worker.

Wu Hailong asked: "A big accountant?"

"kindness."

"Where's your elder brother?"

"I'm working in the security department."

When Wu Haiquan heard this, he immediately understood the status of the old Xu family in the forest farm.

But judging from these two positions, we know that there must be someone above the old Xu family, otherwise it would be impossible for both father and son to sit in the office. At least one of them must be a front-line worker.

Xu Ning turned around and said, "Brother Haiquan, I have something to do. It's fine if we stay here for two days, but we have to go back to the mountains to get something. I still have two roe deer in my shack."

"Ah, that's okay. If you have to go back and pick it up some time ago, I'll drive you there."

(End of this chapter)