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Chapter 207 Are you thinking about Erning when deciding on a homestead?

January 1984, 1, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Today is the Laba Festival. Liu Lizhen and Wang Shujuan got up at six o'clock in the morning to make porridge. They mainly poured the big ballast brought by Yang Shuhua last night into the big pot to boil, and then threw two handfuls into the pot to soak it. One night of red beans, peanuts, almonds, pine nuts and sugar...

This is not Laba porridge, at best it is a castrated version. After all, these days we cannot prepare red dates, lotus seeds and other ingredients. Besides, the real Laba porridge has to be cooked on a low fire from the evening of the seventh day of the lunar month until the morning of the eighth day of the lunar month.

However, Liu Daming and Wu Qiuxia went to the street a few days ago and bought a lot of garlic. Liu Lizhen stuffed some into a can, poured vinegar, and soaked it for a few days to make Laba garlic.

Liu Lizhen thought that Xu Chunlin and Xu Long had to go to work, so she asked Wang Shujuan to cook some frozen dumplings. Besides, Xu Feng had to bring food to school, so she couldn't bring a lunch box of porridge. She would definitely be hungry in the afternoon.

The six members of Lao Xu's family sat around the Kang table, drinking Laba porridge and eating Laba garlic and dumplings.

Last night, Liu Lizhen and Xu Chunlin were chatting about Xu Ning going to give gifts. Until Lao Guo's wife and Huiniang brought him some frozen pears and persimmons and six cigarettes, she just nodded slightly, because usually Guo Xingmin and Zhang Deyu also called him When you go to the office to turn on a small stove, you will be given a few packs of cigarettes or alcohol, or just tea.

When he heard that Xu Ning dropped two cigarettes for Xu Pao and Chang Danian, Xu Chunlin frowned and said, "Why didn't you bring two bottles of wine? This is so fucked up."

Liu Lizhen said: "Hey, I didn't know. Yesterday I asked him to carry cigarettes, alcohol and other things, and he said just carry a big leather bag, so what else can I say."

"What kind of fun is this?"

Du Shoucai had never heard of it from Xu Laowen and Meng Laizi, but this was the first time he heard it from Xu Ning.

Liu Lizhen turned around and glared at her: "Can't you stop your mouth while eating? How come you have such a big mouth?"

Not long after, Xu Laowen, Xu Long, and Wang Erli also went to work, so the house was empty.

Xu Ning swallowed the dumpling, tilted his head and said, "Don't worry about this, I know it well."

Hearing this, Liu Lizhen turned her head unhappily and said, "Why, my old son has learned so well and you are still not happy? Why have you been wronged? Come on, tell me carefully!"

"That's true! Why, last time I heard your parents say, have you decided when to build a house?"

"I'm glad I didn't kick you. Hurry up and finish your meal and go to school."

"Hey...why are you so awesome..."

At this moment, Xu Laowen thought of the conversation with Liu Lizhen last night, took a sip of the porridge in the bowl, bit into half of it with Laba garlic, and looked up at Xu Ning.

Xu Laowen lowered his head and said: "I just said a few words to him, and you come with me..."

Xu Laowen couldn't hold it back and asked: "I'm giving you cigarettes, why don't you bring two bottles of wine?"

"The sooner the better. I'm thinking of building it after spring. After the house is finished and cleaned up, Zi Yan and I will take care of things."

After hearing Xu Ning's trick to get Li Fuqiang to show his face in the Guo family and the Zhang family, Xu Chunlin didn't say anything, because it was done so well that even his father couldn't think of such a trick...

Xu Ning stopped at the door of Lao Du's house and said, "Uncle, I won't go in the house. I have to go to my Uncle Meng's place. I haven't been there since I came back from Wanye..."

When they arrived at Lao Yu's house, Yu Kaihe and his wife were staying at home. They usually had nothing to do, except going to the mountains to collect firewood, and then studying eating and drinking, sewing quilts, chopping firewood and so on.

He just stood at the entrance of the courtyard and chatted with Yu Kaihe for a few words, and asked Yu Kaihe to carry half of the roe deer into the house. Xu Ning then dragged the sledge and walked towards the village.

"Hey, I'm just busy working around. I have nothing to do now. Apart from running around in the mountains and hunting, I don't make any money from anything else."

These things may be more or less, but Yu Kaihe spent money, so Xu Ning thought that if there was a surplus of roe deer meat at home, he would get him another half fan.

Xu Ning threw three fans of roe deer meat onto the small sledge, and then dragged him to Yu Kaihe's house. Last time, he gave him thirty kilograms of bear meat, two bear paws, a yellow-haired boy and two cans of bear oil.

Xu Ning was slightly startled. He was originally thinking about chatting with Du Shoucai about this matter after the New Year and Spring, but he didn't expect that he would bring it up now, so Xu Ning had no choice but to continue.

As soon as the dining table was removed, Li Fuqiang led Jin Yu and Mantang into the courtyard. No one from the old Xu family came out to greet him, which meant that they did not regard him as an outsider.

Xu Laowen waved his hand: "I don't like to care about these things of yours. You can do whatever you want! Now that your wings are strong, you have to work hard to learn. Do you know how much I have suffered?"

After Xu Feng and Wang Biao's five children went to school with their bags, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu made an appointment to go to Dongshan for a walk. Xu Ning gave Li Fuqiang the original gun at home, so they both carried guns. There is no need to carry a gun in Dongshan, but you are afraid of encountering animals on the way. When the time comes, you will have nothing in your hands and you can only stare at them. It feels very frustrating.

"Well, uncle, you also know that my idea is right. I have discussed it with my mother first. I am getting married. The little space at home is not enough to live in. Besides, my old house was built by my father when he was young. Yes, it’s been so many years, and now you have to clear the chimney after two and a half days of burning, otherwise the smoke will go straight out..."

Du Shoucai had just walked out of the house with a thermos and was about to go to the village when he heard Xu Ning shouting. He stood there and narrowed his eyes.

Xu Ning lay on the kang and drank some tea. He looked at the wall clock on the wall and it was almost half past eight. Then he got up and went to the lower room to take down the roe deer meat hanging on the beam.

"No, my dad and Uncle Meng must have nothing to say..."

"Dad, please be careful when talking to my second brother from now on, or my mother will yell at you!" Xu Feng said beside her.

Du Shoucai smiled and said, "You are really busy now."

Du Shoucai nodded and said, "When do you want to build it?"

Just as Xu Laowen was about to start acting, Liu Lizhen slapped her with her elbow. She immediately stopped and muttered: "You're not doing this right."

Xu Feng shrank his neck and whispered: "It's such a big holiday, why are you talking about me?"

"Hey, you've really been busy these past two months, huh? Come on, let's go into the house and have a chat."

Xu Ning walked and said with a smile: "Take care of the roe deer, why don't I get you half a fan?"

Xu Ning said helplessly: "I, Uncle Xu, are going to the provincial capital today. What do you mean by sending cigarettes and alcohol? I don't want him to come back. How can I do anything like this? I just happened to catch up with the cigarettes, mainly for Brother He." Yes, besides, you don’t understand us either..."

When Xu Ning heard about it, he immediately grinned and said, "I think the land at the back of our village is good."

Du Shoucai looked at him, nodded and said, "Then which part of our village do you like?"

"Zizhen, you are quite anxious. Did you not discuss this matter with Lao Meng and your father?"

There were five roe deer in total. When they came back that night, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu split the roe deer in half and packed them away. Neither of them took them home. They said they asked Xu Ning to give them away first and wait until there were any left. If so, then go look for it in the mountains.

Xu Ning stood at the door and shouted twice, and Yu Kaihe ran out with a smile, trying his best to let him come in for a while, but Xu Ning had to give meat to others later, so he politely refused.

"Fuck, you are really good at choosing a place. There is a jade belt in front and a backer in the back... That place is quite big. How many rooms do you want to build?"

"There can't be at least five rooms? If my eldest brother and I have children, wouldn't we be able to live there too?"

Du Shoucai lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "Your second uncle didn't say that he wanted to build a house? Didn't he say that Huzi was brought back by his blind date? I heard that it's good for the two families to meet?"

"Very good! My second uncle didn't say anything about this, but my second aunt said that he also has two sons. When Wang Hu gets married, won't Wang Biao be there soon? It's only been a few years... Uncle, I Isn’t there an open space in front of the land I’m talking about? That land is pretty good too.”

"Fuck, you're really good at looking at places. Let your dad and your second uncle come over later, and the three of us can talk about it. You can't say what's wrong."

Xu Ning smiled and said: "That's necessary. My dad must make the final decision on such a big thing. I just want to make a suggestion. Master, where can you put this roe deer? I have to go find Ziyan to chat..."

Du Shoucai bent down and picked up the roe deer's legs, and said: "Then you go quickly, I will carry the house myself."

"Okay, then I'll go first."

Du Shoucai took the roe deer two steps forward, turned around, looked at Xu Ning's back, and said, "Don't carry anything to me during the Chinese New Year. If you carry anything again, I'll throw it out for you."

"Hey, uncle..."

Du Shoucai raised his chin and urged, "Let's go quickly." "Hey."

……

Lao Meng's family.

At this moment, Meng Laizi was standing in front of the cutting board in the outer room, waving the kitchen knife with both hands, making the sound of horse hooves, and chopped cabbage under the knife.

Meng Ziyan squatted down and picked up the white noodles from the dough bag. She walked to the pot and poured water into the basin to mix the noodles.

Liu Fenfang was holding the jar of meat oil and filled the spoon with some bear oil and oil.

"Yan Na, your second brother must have been delayed by something, otherwise he would have come to see you long ago."

Meng Ziyan nodded: "Mom, I know."

"Then can you stop acting like a depressed person? It makes me heartbroken just looking at you!" Meng Laizi said angrily.

Meng Ziyan turned around and pursed her lips and said, "Dad, I'm in a good mood. Can you two stop thinking nonsense?"

"Why don't we stop thinking nonsense? Look at you, you look troubled on your face."

Liu Fenfang stood up and put the meat oil into the bowl and said, "Is that because Yinhe is having trouble with you?"

"Hey, no, I'm just wondering if I can eat without gaining weight, and I'm a little bit annoyed."

Meng Laizi frowned and said, "Is that all?"

"what."

"Then you have a droopy face all the time?"

Meng Ziyan stamped her feet and said, "Dad, I'm so shameless. How can you two believe me?"

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that something has been wrong with you these past two days. No, let your mother go find Mrs. Zhang and take a look."

"Oh my God, please pull me down quickly. I have nothing wrong with you, so don't mess around."

Liu Fenfang looked at her daughter's anxious look and asked, "Are you missing Er Ning?"

"Hey, no..." Meng Ziyan said coyly.

At this moment, a person appeared at the door of the courtyard.

Xu Ning pulled a small sledge and stood at the gate of the courtyard, shouting: "Uncle Meng! Uncle Meng..."

Meng Ziyan, who was standing by the pot in the outer room, was stunned when she heard the sound, because it was the sound she thought about day and night. She quickly turned around and glanced out the window, and saw Xu Ning standing at the door, grinning. Smiling.

"Hey, this guy can't help but talk. He just said a few words and then he came."

"That's not what happened, Zi Yan, hurry up..."

Meng Laizi was just about to tell Meng Ziyan to go out to greet her, but he saw her face turn pale, her head lowered, and she ran towards the house. She ran to the mirror and took care of herself twice.

"Oh my god, this child..." Liu Fenfang looked helpless after seeing it.

Meng Laizi sighed slightly, raised the curtain and opened the door, stepped out with one foot, looked at Xu Ning and said, "Why are you standing outside and looking at me if you don't go in? Come in quickly."

Xu Ning, who was standing at the door of the courtyard, saw Meng Laizi at home, so he nodded and walked into the courtyard pulling the sledge rope.

Liu Fenfang stood next to Meng Laizi and said, "Er Ning, why are you taking something again? You haven't eaten the things you took last time."

Xu Ning bent down and picked up the roe deer's legs and walked to the outhouse. Liu Fenfang lifted the door curtain for him.

"Ah, this is a roe deer. Why don't you eat the food you brought and keep it? Auntie, just eat what you should. The meat from the animals in the mountains will taste worse the longer it is kept."

"Hey, there are only four people in total. How much can we eat?"

Xu Ning stepped into the outhouse and saw Meng Ziyan standing at the door of the east room, stroking her braid with one hand and waving hello to him with a smile on her face.

"Come in! Yan Na, hurry up and give your second brother some tea."

"Hey!" Meng Ziyan responded, but her eyes did not move away from Xu Ning's face.

After Meng Ziyan pushed Xu Ning into the east room, Liu Fenfang dragged Meng Ziyan to the outhouse, pointed at her and whispered: "Let's make tea. What do you want to do?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to see you more."

Liu Fenfang raised her hand and patted her head, "Why are you so worthless? Hurry up and make tea."

"know."

In the east room, Xu Ning walked in and sat down on the kang head without any courtesy, his legs hanging down on the edge of the kang.

Meng Laizi took out a plate of melon seeds, pine nuts, hazelnuts and walnuts from the cabinet, put them on the kang, and said, "Try what this hairy nut is like. It is said to be a southern variety. My apprentice brought it back when he went to work in the south." .”

"Hey, Uncle Meng, haven't you been working lately?"

Meng Laizi shook his head: "Now that we have renovated the whole family, we will have to wait until after the new year to do it again. Where did you go after you put all your career aside?"

Xu Ning told the truth and said: "I went to Lingdong yesterday and had lunch at Xu Pao's house in Taiping when I came back. Today he went to the provincial capital with his daughter and son..."

"Ah, you and Xu Pao have a very close relationship. I have never heard of Xu Pao inviting anyone to dinner. It was always other people who invited him."

"Haha, is that necessary? Hey, Uncle Meng, just now I, Uncle Du, asked me why my ex is getting married."

Meng Laizi tilted his head and asked, "What did you say?"

Xu Ning bared his teeth and said, "I said we can't wait for my Uncle Meng to say anything."

"Oh my God, please do it quickly... I'm so worried about what you said. Tell the truth quickly and don't make such nonsense."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Uncle Meng still understands me. Aren't I afraid that you will blame me for making the decision myself?"

Liu Fenfang walked into the room and said with a smile: "Why are you complaining? Then how can you make the decision on your own when you have no relationship with Zi Yan? At that time, your Uncle Meng and I were stunned. Why are you still there now?" Are you worried?"

Xu Ning said sincerely: "Auntie, before we have a relationship, I can definitely make the decision on my own, but now I have a relationship with Zi Yan..."

Now that a relationship has been established, as long as it is a matter between two people, it must be approved by the woman or the elders. If Xu Ning makes the decision privately, he is ignorant, does not understand etiquette, and does not respect Meng Laizi and Liu Fenfang enough.

However, Xu Ning and Du Shoucai didn't talk about anything just now. They just said that they would start work after building a house after the spring. He didn't give any specific details on when.

Meng Laizi waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and say it. Your aunt and I are going to complain about you. Can you enter this door?"

"Haha, I just said that I would build a house first in the spring of the New Year, and then I would clean up and do things after the house is built..."

(End of this chapter)