Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 205: Goodbye in the early years and warm my heart with a return gift

Sitting on the edge of the Kang in the east room of Lao Guo's house, Xu Ning drank up the malted milk water at hand and stood up to leave.

Aunt Guo knew that they had to go to Lingdong, so she made no pretense to persuade them to stay. Only when Xu Ning and the others walked out of the courtyard, Aunt Guo hurried out of the house, holding three pieces of stone forest smoke in her arms.

After catching up with the three people, he handed the Shilin cigarettes to Li Fuqiang first and said, "Qiangzi, I'll get you a cigarette to smoke. Erning, these two are for your dad and your second uncle. Take them quickly. Do you still want to talk to your uncle?" A few words of courtesy?"

Li Fuqiang's expression was stunned. He turned around and glanced at Xu Ning, then heard him say with a smile: "Just keep what I gave you. Uncle, I don't want to be polite to you, but my father's temper, if you know that I If you come over here and take things home, you must blame me."

Uncle Guo put the cigarette into the hands of Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu and said, "What do you mean by this? If he wants to say something about you, just say I gave it to you. Your father can't give me some noodles?"

"Hahaha, you have to give it! OK, uncle, let's go first."

Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu also nodded and said hello.

Uncle Guo walked them to the entrance of the hospital, watched the three of them get into the car, and said, "Qiangzi, drive slowly, this road is full of ice."

Li Fuqiang responded with a smile: "Okay!"

Xu Ning sat in the passenger seat and closed the door, saying, "Uncle, don't worry, my eldest brother drives very steadily."

A Jiefang car was running on the icy and snowy road. Li Fuqiang held the steering wheel firmly with both hands and stared directly at the road ahead, but from time to time he turned his head to glance at Xu Ning.

At first, the younger son also worked in the forestry farm. Later, he was seconded to the Forestry Bureau and transferred his files, so he directly started working in the Forestry Bureau. So the daughter-in-law and children followed him to the city. The educational conditions in the city are naturally much better than those in Qing'an. .

He looked into the courtyard and shouted, "Can't you leave Zhang Nai at home?"

Lao Zhang's house was newly built with five rooms last year. Xu Chunlin told Xu Ning where it was before he came, so not far after entering the village, he saw five brand-new brick and concrete houses.

Logically speaking, it was an excusable favor for the Xu and Wang families to send things to Guo Xingmin and Zhang Deyu, but they shouldn't take him along with them. He didn't know the leaders of the two forest farms, let alone have any relationship with them.

"Zhang Nai! Didn't I wish you a happy birthday?"

However, the opportunity that Xu Long missed in his previous life because Xu Laowen acted like a monster was actually set up by Zhang Deyu's uncle. Although Guo Xingmin was affected by this incident, his uncle was fine. Maybe he was the one who handled the matter. Be careful not to get caught in the pigtails.

Zhang Nai, who was resting on the kang in the house, got up and turned around. He saw Xu Ning through the window and squinted her eyes. She had presbyopia and could not see clearly without squinting.

After that, Li Fuqiang saw Xu Ning closing the door and Wang Hu sitting firmly, so he put the car into gear and stepped on the accelerator to drive forward slowly.

"Hey! Isn't this the second son of the Xu family? Hui'er! Quick, go out and greet..."

At this time, the door to the outer room was pushed open, and a woman stepped out and looked up at Xu Ning at the door.

"This little Erning is really thoughtful..."

Although he was holding back his words, Li Fuqiang did not ask directly, because he was also a smart man, and he could tell the taste of Xu Ning's food if he tasted it carefully.

Xu Ning jumped out of the car and turned around to take the cigarettes, wine and cans handed over by Wang Hu. Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang ran to the back car and dragged the roe deer and half a fan of wild boar meat. After they got the roe deer to the ground and pulled it over, Xu Ning took a step forward. door.

When Uncle Guo saw the car turn around and disappear, he turned around and walked into the courtyard. He turned to look at the silly roe deer in the donkey shed, walked over and raised his hand to tease him.

Zhang Nai and Hui Niang both walked up to Xu Ning, and then he introduced: "Zhang Nai, aunt, this is my eldest brother Li Fuqiang, and this is my second uncle's eldest son Wang Hu!"

"Yeah, I'm going to leave my breasts in the room to rest?"

Zhang Nai opened the door to the outhouse and walked out, greeting her and shouting: "Er Ning! Why don't you come in?"

But Xu Laowen said last night that Li Fuqiang should go with Xu Ning and Wang Hu to deliver things, so Li Fuqiang did not refuse. After all, it was the old uncle who said it, and he had to listen no matter what.

She was very happy in her heart. As usual, people came to the house to deliver things, but it was rare to see live animals, such as mountain animals like roe deer. It was not easy to see live animals, but the old Xu family caught the roe deer and did not eat it. , but it was sent to her. This is not something that can be offset by a few words of affection.

Huiniang smiled, then she saw two people appearing at the entrance of the courtyard, and then she saw what they were holding, and was slightly startled.

Because he had many questions in his mind, Li Fuqiang felt that something was not right with Xu Ning since last night.

"Oh my god, is this Erning?"

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Zhang Nai, are you happy that I've learned so well?"

Zhang Nai agreed and moved to the edge of the kang at the same time. There was nothing wrong with her body, she was just deaf and blind.

"I'm happy, so why aren't you happy? I'm always happy to have you here!"

Zhang Deyu has two sons and a daughter. The daughter is married to a clerk in the Forestry Bureau. She must have been promoted now. Xu Ning is not sure about the specific position.

Zhang Deyu's eldest son passed away due to illness a few years ago, but his eldest daughter-in-law did not remarry and only took care of the children and the old couple at home.

In the morning, Xu Ning gave him the car keys and asked him to drive. After arriving at Lao Guo's house, he deliberately mentioned to Uncle Guo several times that Li Fuqiang should drive safely.

"what!"

Going all the way east, it was nearly 10 o'clock when we arrived at Lingdong.

"Hahaha, this kid...I have listened to your Master Zhang for all the things you have learned!"

"Yeah, I think Qiangzi is a solid person..."

Li Fuqiang parked the Jiefang car under the courtyard wall of Lao Zhang's house. Xu Ning glanced at the courtyard and saw no one in the house. He guessed that they were setting it up in the outhouse to light the fire.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Xu Ning grinned: "Auntie, do you still remember me?"

Huiniang whispered: "My ears are even more deaf than in the past two years."

Hui Niang took the first step to the main courtyard and ran towards Xu Ning. Then Zhang Nai also hurried to the outhouse.

Huiniang was Zhang Deyu's eldest daughter-in-law. She had two children who were studying in the city and were taken care of by her sister-in-law.

"Ah, I just advised you to lie down and take a rest, but this old lady can't sit still..."

Huiniang walked forward quickly and said with a smile: "Then why don't you remember? You came here with your elder brother the year before last."

"Uncle, please go back to the house quickly."

"Yesterday we went for a walk in the mountains, grabbed two roe deer, and brought one to you. Didn't we see that it was the end of the year? The roe deer were busy and bustling!"

"Oh my god, Er Ning, you are really capable now! Have you really learned well this time?" Zhang Nai said, holding Xu Ning's arm.

"You've learned well!" Xu Ning turned to Hui Niang and asked, "Auntie, this roe deer is alive. Where is it tied?"

Hui Niang turned to look at the courtyard and said, "Throw it into the woodshed. Oh my god, let's go into the house first!"

"Hey, come in quickly."

Zhang Nai took Xu Ning's arm and walked into the house with a smile on her face. She chatted with Xu Ning as she walked, but Xu Ning had to shout when she spoke, otherwise she wouldn't be able to hear her and would be prone to chatter.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang followed Huiniang to the woodshed, tied the roe deer, and then followed her into the main house.

"Hui, hurry up and have lunch, and bring your brother back from the market. Those beans will be good..."

Xu Ning waved her hands hurriedly, "Don't worry, ma'am. The three of us have to leave right after we sit down for a meeting. Taiping Xu Pao asked us to go there for lunch. It was decided yesterday."

Hui Niang was stunned and said: "Er Ning, you are not that fake Gu, don't be mysterious."

"It's really settled. We went into the mountains together yesterday to catch roe deer and wild boar."

"Ah, then I'll give you some tea."

"Auntie, don't bother. I've just finished drinking at Uncle Guo's house. Sit down quickly. We'll have to go back after chatting for a while, otherwise we won't be able to make it in time for lunch."

Hui Niang nodded, she leaned into Zhang Nai's ear and relayed Xu Ning's words loudly. Zhang Nai frowned and said: "It's not easy to come here, how can we do it without eating?"

Xu Ning took Zhang Nai's hand and said, "Zhang Nai, I really have something to do!" "Ah, if you have something to do, you should do your work first."

Zhang Nai is five years older than Zhang Deyu. At the beginning of the year, her youngest son and daughter arranged a wedding ceremony for her sixty-sixth birthday.

Xu Ning nodded and asked, "Why don't you go to the city hospital to have a look at my breasts?"

"Look, it's because I'm getting older. The prescription I prescribed a while ago still doesn't feel any better, and it doesn't work... I heard from my dad that you are going to get married next year?"

"It's almost the same. I'm thinking about finishing it next year after building the house."

Hui Niang nodded, "When are the tigers going to get married?"

"Auntie, I have to put it behind my second brother. My partner's family belongs to Wanye. He came here a while ago to let my parents take a look. It was my second brother who helped me look for it."

Huiniang grinned and said, "Er Ning is a wanderer. In the first few years he came here, he even pinched the goose's neck."

Xu Ning blushed when he thought of the past. It must have been four or five years ago. At that time, he came with Xu Chunlin and Xu Long. On the way to the latrine, he was robbed by a big goose. Xu Ning was not used to it and stretched out his hand to pinch the goose's neck. It was thrown against the wall and swung to death, so at noon that day, the goose stewed in an iron pot that Lao Zhang's family ate...

"Hahaha."

Li Fuqiang laughed after hearing this.

"Why did Qiangzi stay at home?" Hui Niang asked.

Now that you are at home, as long as you are a guest, you have to take care of them.

"I followed my brother to the mountains to hunt."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Mom, my eldest brother used to stay home and drink a lot, but now he has learned from me and can even handle a car."

"Hey, that's good."

Xu Ning glanced at the wall clock, turned around and shouted in Zhang Nai's ear: "Zhang Nai, we have to go home! There is something else at home."

"Are you leaving now? Hui'er, hurry up and get something for the three children from the next room. We haven't eaten yet, so we have to hold on to the things."

Hui Niang nodded and said, "Hey! Er Ning, don't leave yet. I'll get you some vegetables. Your uncle got them from the market."

Xu Ning said hurriedly: "No, aunt, I have vegetables at home! Didn't Xu Pao's son get these when he came back from the province? You don't need to get them for anything."

"That won't work. The old lady has spoken. If I don't get it, you'll have to blame me later."

Xu Ning grabbed Hui Niang's arm and said, "Auntie, you really don't need it. Look at how polite I am when I come here. I have it at home!"

"Are there any frozen pears and frozen persimmons? No, just wait in the room. If you don't take something away, the old lady will feel unhappy."

Xu Ning had no choice but to nod when he heard this, "Okay, let's wait for a while."

After Huiniang left, the three of them chatted with Zhang Nai in the room for a while.

Even though this age person is hard of hearing, she is very willing to chat. Even if you chat with her shoulders and she is connected with her hips, she can still chat happily.

After a while, Hui Niang came into the house carrying a sack and said, "I'll get you some frozen pears, jelly persimmons, and some frozen beans. You go back and share it among yourself."

Xu Ning nodded and took the sack without looking into it, and said, "Madam, let's go first."

"Hey, you guys should go slower on the road, but be careful."

"I know, my elder brother drives safely, don't worry."

Immediately, Xu Ning and Zhang Nai waved their hands and walked towards the entrance of the courtyard.

Huiniang and Zhang Nai stood at the door, watching the three of them get into the car, then drive away slowly, then turned and walked into the courtyard.

"Hui, have you seen it? What did I say? Don't think your father is going to retire, but Xiao Xu and Xiao Wang will definitely come every year... They have never stopped when they were poor in these years, and they cannot stop when they are rich. , these two boys are not like others, those people have their own purposes! The children they educate are no different."

Huiniang smiled and said in her ear: "Mom, you are a good judge of people!"

"No, there will be fewer people in our family this year. Tell your dad later and let him be more open-minded and don't get into trouble because of this shabby thing. No one will grow old one day."

Huiniang said: "Mom, don't worry, my dad has already thought about it, otherwise why would he take the initiative to withdraw?"

"Yes, after spending so many years with the old man, I know him very well."

"Mom, the one who came with Er Ning today is the driver. That's Er Ning's eldest brother, who followed him into the mountains to hunt."

"Ah, I know! In the first few years when Xiao Xu and Xiao Wang were eating here, they mentioned that there was a drunkard in their village. I guess he was this guy. How fun would it be to hang out with Er Ning? "

"Hahaha, now they have both learned well and stopped drinking!"

"I know. I think this guy Li's family situation is not very good. He has two children and he doesn't have a serious job."

"It's not good. I'm thinking about talking to my dad later."

"Come on, you talk better than me."

Zhang Deyu has been the director and secretary of the field for many years, and his eldest daughter-in-law is naturally a discerning person. When she saw Xu Ning leading Li Fuqiang over, and always mentioned that Li Fuqiang was a good driver, he knew why Xu Ning had brought him over. .

When Zhang Deyu came back from get off work in the evening, Huiniang had a brief chat with him and told him her guess.

Zhang Deyu immediately laughed when he heard this. He stood in front of the woodshed and looked at the silly roe deer and said: "Er Ning wants this Li Fuqiang to join the transportation team of our forest farm. You guessed it."

"Yeah, I thought Er Ning mentioned it several times, so this should be the case."

"Both the sons of Xiao Xu's family have good ideas. Dalong is the strictest at the forest farm and he is also prudent in his work. Erning is very energetic in doing things. How do you think Xiao Xu was raised?"

Huiniang said with a smile: "Didn't he and Erli tell each other that they would take turns educating their children? It won't hurt them this way."

"Haha, OK, I'll ask Xiao Guo when I go to the forest farm tomorrow. Did Er Ning also go to Xiao Guo's house?"

"Let's go, first there, then here."

"Well..." Zhang Deyu nodded, pointed at the roe deer in the woodshed and said, "Go to the Tunbu to find two people and give the roe deer a whole big cage."

"Are you going to keep it?"

"Ah, when your little brother and little sister come back during the Chinese New Year, we will kill it again."

"Then what do you usually feed? I've never raised roe deer before."

"Just feed them bean shells, wheat bran and the like."

Hui Niang nodded and said, "That's okay. Dad, before Er Ning and the others leave, I took two warriors and one for the front door from the cabinet where you kept your cigarettes."

"Take it, I can't smoke it myself."

After Huiniang left, Zhang Deyu stood in front of the woodshed and played with the roe deer, feeling quite complicated.

After the news that he was retiring spread, many people who used to hang around him now just nodded and said hello when they met each other, and usually didn't like to come to him for anything. This kind of favor was poured over him in an instant. Cold to the feet.

It cannot be said that others are indifferent, it can only be said that these people have little knowledge and are too small. They have no idea that even if Zhang Deyu retires, he still has the right to speak in the forest farm, even in the forestry bureau.

However, Zhang Deyu had already been mentally prepared. The number of people coming to deliver things this year would definitely be more than half that of previous years.

But Xu Ning suddenly came over to present a live roe deer, which made Zhang Deyu feel warm and comfortable...

(End of this chapter)