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Chapter 206 Don’t be interested in seeing others and learn from others

At 11:26 noon, the Jiefang bus stopped at the entrance of Lao Xu's courtyard, and then Xu Ning and three others got out of the car and walked into the courtyard.

In the house, Xu Pao and Chang Danian were drinking tea and chatting. When they heard the commotion, they looked out the window and hurriedly called Xu He and Xu He. However, the two uncles did not move, they just sat firmly on the kang and looked through the room with a smile. Window watching.

In the past, Chang had to come to Lao Xu's house for a walk every now and then. Now Xu Pao is going to the provincial capital. He came over at around nine o'clock in the morning. The two brothers may not see each other for a long time, so Chang Danian thought about coming over early and staying for a while.

Xu He and Xu He, who were helping Aunt Gao with work in the outhouse, heard the noise, put down their work, opened the door and walked into the courtyard. As soon as they raised their heads, they saw Xu Ning carrying a skinned animal that looked like a rabbit. .

Xu Ning, who still had two cigarettes under his arm, led the way to the courtyard. When he saw the Xu family brothers and sisters coming out to welcome him, he said with a smile: "Brother He and Sister He, please don't go out. We are not outsiders, so why welcome us?" ah."

The Xu brothers and sisters first said hello to Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu who were behind them, and then Xu He responded: "Aren't you a distinguished guest with something to bring to the door? Then I can't come out to greet you."

"Hahaha, what the hell is this? It's all for free..." Xu Ning smiled.

The Xu family brothers and sisters welcomed the three of them into the house. Aunt Gao held a spatula in her hand. She opened the door curtain and looked around. She saw Xu Ning and said, "Er Ning, why are you taking something again! I didn't tell you last time to stop taking it." Well, we have everything we need at home.”

"You should take a look and tell me." Xu He said with a smile.

Xu Ning said: "Auntie, this is Dapi. It has similar effects to tiger cubs and can cure rheumatic bone disease. When I came back from the mountains yesterday, I saw that my uncle's legs and feet were not very agile. He seemed to be showing signs of recurrence, so I just brought him here. If my uncle had completely recovered, I wouldn’t have brought him here."

Xu Paobai's eyes were stunned, but he felt warm in his heart. His legs, feet and arms were still hurting, but he didn't say anything or tell his children. Instead, Xu Erning's sharp eyes showed it.

Xu He took the big skin in his hand, and as soon as he opened the door curtain and entered the east room, Xu Pao turned to stare at Xu Ning, saw the big skin in Xu He's hand and said, "Why didn't you eat it?"

However, she also had some doubts, because after Xu Pao came back yesterday, she didn't hear him say where it hurt at all. How did Xu Ning know?

"Er Ning, how do you know that your uncle's legs and feet are not very good? He didn't say anything when he came back." Xu He asked.

"Hahaha, then when we were walking on the ice of the reservoir last night, why did your legs tremble and almost slip? It must be pain."

Xu Ning put the two cigarettes under his arm on the counter, turned around and said, "Uncle, I'll get you two cigarettes...Hey! Let me finish first."

Seeing Xu Pao's eyes glaring, Xu Ning said hurriedly: "Didn't we go to deliver things the first afternoon? The two families brought them to us. Among the three of us, my eldest brother only smokes. He can't smoke so much alone. Can you help me?" Let's share the burden. I, Uncle Chang, also have a share, I will take it with you before I go home..."

Inside the house, Xu Pao heard Xu Ning's blindness and shouted, "I'm fine! Don't listen to Xu Erning's nonsense! You guys hurry up and go in. It's time to eat later. Why are you so slow?"

"Ah, my family members are all in good health, and none of them have rheumatoid arthritis."

Xu Ning leaned on the edge of the kang and kicked his legs, kicked off his shoes and got on the kang. He said, "Hey, there are many elderly people at home who can smoke for a long time. Besides, I didn't want to do it in the first place. When you take cigarettes, you didn’t just happen to have them in your hands, and you didn’t buy them with money.”

"Fuck, then you two just sit on the edge of the kang." Chang Danian said.

Chang Danian shook his head: "I don't want it, take it back to your dad and smoke it."

Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu sat leaning on the edge of the kang. While Xu Pao listened to Xu Ning's speech, he poured them a cup of tea.

After hearing this, Aunt Gao said: "Er Ning, you go inside first and drink some water. There are still two dishes that have just been stewed for a while, and we have to wait for a while before we can start eating."

Xu Pao said, "Next time I don't want to see anyone outside like this. Qiangzihuzi, you two should go to the kang to warm yourself up. Don't sit on the edge of the kang."

Xu Pao pointed at Xu He and said, "You two go out and help your mother with her work. Don't just wait and chat."

"Got it."

Xu Pao laughed and scolded: "Get out of here, I'm the one who cares about this."

"Hey...Er Ning, why don't you get on the kang?"

"Dad, why didn't you tell me and Xiaohe...why did you keep hiding it from us?"

"Hey, uncle, we won't take off our shoes, otherwise we won't be able to eat." Li Fuqiang gritted his teeth and said.

Aunt Gao was delighted when she heard this and thought that Er Ning was too thoughtful.

"Hahaha……"

The five people looked at each other and laughed. These days, foot odor is not an embarrassing thing in rural areas, because basically everyone has some smell on their feet.

Xu Ning poured herself a cup of tea to moisten her throat and said, "Uncle, there are some frozen pears and frozen persimmons in the car. Can you two get some?"

Chang Danian shook his head: "No, this game is too cold to let Xiaobao eat."

Xu Pao said: "Come on, pull it off, what kind of kid am I? You can take it back and eat it. Besides, there shouldn't be any toys in the provincial capital, so just buy whatever you want! My eldest son earns a lot in a month!!" "

The second half of the sentence was shouted towards the outhouse. He was obviously a little emotional.

Of course Xu Ning and the other three noticed it, but Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu did not say anything. After all, their relationship with Xu Pao was not that hard.

Xu Ning stretched her neck and asked softly: "What is going on?"

Chang Danian said with a smile: "Your uncle wants to bring bedding, clothes and everything. Your brother He said that in the provincial capital, everything should be available. If there is any shortage, just buy it with money and don't let them take it with them... "

Xu Pao answered with a sneer: "Oh, you are so prodigal. I don't know what my last name is anymore."

Xu Ning blinked when he heard this and said: "Uncle, don't get angry because of this trivial matter. Brother He is also kind-hearted, but he just has a problem with his expression. What is he thinking? He just wants to take you to the mall to buy some clothes. Or whatever, then if I give you clothes and I want to take you there, you will have an excuse to refuse."

At this time, Xu He lifted the door curtain and looked out: "That's right! Er Ning, what you said is what I mean."

"Hold back! If you say that loudly again, I'll cut you." Xu Pao turned around and glared.

Xu He smiled, put down the door curtain and turned around to add firewood to the stove pit.

"Actually, this is caused by different concepts. Uncle, you were used to frugality in that era, and there was a shortage of food and supplies. Although life is difficult now, it is much better than before, right?"

Chang Danian nodded: "Yes! There is nothing wrong with what Er Ning said."

Xu Pao lowered his head and said nothing, only listening to Xu Ning continue: "Then Brother He and Sister Xiaohe have this condition, then you and my aunt have to give them a chance to be filial to you... To put it bluntly, you Two hundred years later, when I, Brother He, and I, Sister Xiaohe, think about it, you haven’t even put on a single piece of new clothes that your children bought with money, how can they feel happy?”

Xu He, who was in the outer room, rushed into the east room after hearing the words, bent down and stretched out his hands to grab Xu Ning's arm, "Brother, what you said is absolutely true! Dad, I really don't mean anything else, I just want you to follow my mother May you enjoy some blessings.”

Xu Pao turned to look at him and waved: "Hurry up and go to the outhouse. What are you doing in the house all the time? This day is not enough for you." "Hey." Xu He smiled and nodded to Xu Ning.

Sometimes the lack of communication between father and son can easily lead to the current situation. Originally, Xu Hefang had already thought about what to say, but the words changed their taste when they came to his mouth. The taste in Xu Pao's ears became even stronger when he heard it...

In the outer room, Xu He held a rag in his hand and covered the edge of the pot lid with a rag to prevent the pot gas from escaping randomly.

Aunt Gao smiled and said: "This kid is smart and has a sharp tongue. Look at your brother, he is as stupid as a pig."

Xu He said with a smile: "My brother just doesn't know how to communicate with my dad. He gets scared when he sees my dad. Er Ning is indeed sensible. He has been practicing a lot these years while living outside."

"Well, I heard from others that the police sent him back with a bucket several times. Everyone else was in trouble, but nothing happened to him."

"That's really quite capable..."

Xu He walked over and whispered, "What are you talking about?"

Aunt Gao turned around and said, "Be careful when you go to the provincial capital and chat with your father. He's been feeling bad lately. Don't hit him."

"Hey, I know. I will learn from Er Ning later..."

When lunch ended, it was already past 2 o'clock. During this period, Xu Pao drank wine and reflected on what Xu Ning said. He felt that there was nothing wrong with him. They all said that raising children would prevent old age and accumulate grain to prevent hunger. Since his two children are quite filial, Then he and his wife should enjoy it according to their children's wishes.

It's just that the consumption concept and living habits are somewhat different, so Xu He sometimes doesn't look down on him when he talks or does things.

Wang Hu drank 8 liang of wine with Xu Pao. After the experience of several drinking games in the past few days, his drinking capacity has also improved. After 8 liang of wine, nothing happened. Li Fuqiang sat next to Chang Danian without any problems. Why say anything? After all, he had met Xu Pao three or four times in total, and they were not close enough to joke around.

After Aunt Gao and Xu He took down the table, Xu Ning and others did not leave in a hurry. Instead, they sat on the kang and chatted with Xu Pao and Xu He. They waited for Aunt Gao and Xu He to finish washing the dishes and wiping the pots. Come back to the house and join in the fun.

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, and it wasn't until after four o'clock that Chang Danian started walking home.

Xu Ning originally wanted to come over and see them off, but Xu Pao said he wouldn't let them come over. It's not like he would never come back, so there was no need to see them off.

Xu He drove them back to Qing'an, and the two secretly chatted a lot on the way. He felt that Xu Ning and Xu Chunlin must have many skills to get along so well.

In fact, Xu Ning doesn't have any skills. It's just a bad relationship between his father and his son. There is a saying that goes, a tiger father has no dog son, and the father will have the child.

Take a look at Xu Laowen's three treasures. They are all carved out of the same mold as him. And Xu Erning is the most fucked up one. He has inherited almost all the temperaments and problems of Xu Laowen and Liu Lizhen...

Xu He drove Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu first. When they placed the three of them at the door of Lao Xu's courtyard, Xu Ning took down the sack containing frozen pears and frozen persimmons, and then took out a stone forest and a warrior's line from it. In Chang Danian's arms.

"I don't want it, take it back quickly..."

Xu Ning said: "Uncle, let's not tear each other up, okay? I haven't bought you cigarettes before, and besides, I didn't buy this cigarette, so you can just smoke it."

Li Fuqiang stood on the ground and said, "Uncle, just take it and smoke it."

Xu Ning nodded: "If you don't hold it, can I still call you uncle when I see you in the future?"

Chang Danian smiled and said: "Fuck, then just scream. What does it have to do with this game? You kid... OK, you guys hurry up and enter the house."

Seeing Chang Danian take two cigarettes, Xu Ning smiled and waved to Xu He: "Brother He, please give me a call if you need anything."

"Come on, don't send it off tomorrow, otherwise my dad will be upset. Er Ning, I'll remember that about you. I'll ask when I get back. Don't worry yet."

"Hey, I know. You drive slowly tomorrow. If you're tired, just stop on the road and rest. Safety comes first."

"Yeah, okay..."

Immediately, Xu He drove towards Tundong. The three of Xu Ning looked at each other and walked towards the old Xu family courtyard.

Liu Lizhen was lighting a fire in the outhouse. As soon as she heard the noise and got up, she saw a car driving past the door, and then Xu Ning, Wang Hu, and Li Fuqiang entered the courtyard carrying sacks.

She opened the door and asked, "What kind of toys are in the sack?"

Xu Ning walked quickly to the outhouse, opened the sack and said: "These are the frozen pears and frozen persimmons that my Aunt Hui brought, and there are two warriors and one for the front door. My Uncle Guo brought three strips of Shilinyan. Then I went to Xu Pao's end and divided four lanes for him and Uncle Chang, leaving one for the front door and one for the stone forest..."

Liu Lizhen complained: "Hey mom! Are you going to give gifts or receive gifts? This is a joke!"

Xu Ning then gave an overview of the gift-giving process today. After hearing this, Liu Lizhen said: "Qiangzi, you can eat this later. Shuhua is sorting a big mess at home. She will bring it over after you leave." Keep these two cigarettes with you when you go out, don’t forget them!”

Li Fuqiang nodded first, then waved his hand and said, "Auntie, why do I have a cigarette? That's what Uncle Guo said, and it's not directed at me."

"Take it if you want."

Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "Then I will take the stone forest and the big front door for my old uncle and second uncle to smoke."

Daqianmen and Shilin are of the same grade, but the former is more expensive than the latter.

After Wang Hu stayed at Lao Xu's house for a while, he climbed over the wall and went home. He had to report to Han Fengjiao about the gift-giving, and Li Fuqiang also went to the latrine.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Lizhen grabbed Xu Ning and asked, "How is it going to arrange things for Qiangzi? Can you believe it?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "I think it should work. Uncle Guo and Aunt Hui will definitely understand what I mean. When the time comes, I will tell Uncle Guo and Mr. Zhang that they will have to touch each other at work tomorrow. Besides, I can't There’s no mention of establishment, he’s just a temporary worker, so there should be no problem.”

"That's fine. No matter what, it's just an income. Shuhua can be more relaxed when the time comes. Have you told your elder brother about this?"

"I didn't say it, but his mind is spinning so fast that he must know what I mean."

"He doesn't have any objections?"

Xu Ning grinned and said, "Then what opinion can he have?"

(End of this chapter)