Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 224: It’s not a waste of time for the sand to blind your eyes

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

In the early morning, Xu Ning got up, put on her cotton-padded jacket, pulled on her cotton-padded shoes, pulled off the two newspapers on the counter and ran out of the house quickly, heading straight to the latrine.

The temperature has risen significantly today. I usually feel a cool breeze sweeping over me as soon as I squat down, but now I feel a bit chilly after squatting for half a minute.

When he returned to the front yard, he saw Xu Laowen raising his arms to embrace the sunshine, breathing out a cigarette in his mouth. Seeing Xu Ning staring at him, Xu Laowen snorted and rolled his eyes, pinching his eyes half-closed. It's up to him.

Why? Wasn't it because he and Xu Ning reached out for money and were ruthlessly rejected?

Xu Feng could not afford to stay on the bed. She was very active this morning. Not only did she get up early, she also helped her mother and sister-in-law light the fire, with an excited smile on her face.

Just after breakfast, Xu Laowen ordered Xu Long to go to the forest farm to cheer up. Why didn't Xu Ning go? The forestry farm is in an emergency period right now. What if we encounter the second-in-command of the bureau patrolling incognito? Wouldn't that cause trouble for Guo Xingmin? But Xu Long is a forest farm employee, so there is nothing wrong with refueling.

As soon as Xu Long drove away, Xu Laowen chatted with Wang Erli and Wang Hu who had climbed over the wall, and Chai Bing who was sitting on the kang drinking tea, while Liu Lizhen and others were cleaning up the pot table in the outer room.

After Xu Ning fed the dog gang, he went to the lower room and picked off the two bear paws hanging on the beam. Now there are only two bear paws left in the old Xu family, but you can't be too stingy in your behavior. Xu Ning promised to supply and sell. The manager of the company, Lao Qian, said that he would get two bear's paws, so he couldn't break his promise.

Xu Ning said with a smile: "This is a real relative of my family. How can I get half a fan of roe deer meat? I'll give you a yellow-haired boy and get some bear oil and bear meat!"

Yang Shuhua said with a smile: "I called him last night. He said that it was Sunday and he would have some free time at home. Then we could go directly to his house."

At this time, Xu Feng came out of the house carrying two bottles of wine and two cigarettes, "Brother Qiang, I'm carrying them. Let's get in the car quickly!"

Xu Laowen held a cigarette in his trouser pocket and said, "What should I buy for the things I have at home? Obviously you have money, so hurry up and grab it."

Relationships and feelings are about accumulation. If you try something new once, how can you give surprises in the future?

Xu Long felt aggrieved and said, "I asked her to be honest."

"Let's talk about it next time," Xu Ning replied.

"Brother, don't take the bear meat. Let's keep it for the New Year." Yang Shuhua said after hearing this.

Li Fuqiang looked at the cigarettes and wine in Xu Feng's hands and nodded to Xu Laowen and Liu Lizhen, "Okay, uncle and aunt, I'll leave first and come back in the evening."

Li Fuqiang took out the yellow-haired pig and stood at the door of the lower room, saying, "Hey, come with me, otherwise he won't believe me."

Chai Bing watched the old couple competing, and felt warm in his heart. He walked out of the outhouse and said to Xu Ning, "Brother, shall we go?"

"Hey... when will I cut you?"

Since he was Xu Ning's friend, Liu Lizhen did not continue to persuade him. How to get along with him was Xu Ning's business. Besides, he had never done anything wrong. There must be a reason why he didn't give Lao Qian pork or roe deer meat.

Liu Lizhen raised her foot and kicked his butt, "Who is spoiling you? Can you tell me more?"

"My sister-in-law is going with you, what are you afraid of?"

"She is going to the street happily. If you ask her to be honest and do whatever she wants, it will affect her mood a lot. Come into the house quickly and take care of everything!"

At this time, Xu Long drove back, and Xu Feng ran out with a smile, waving to Xu Ning and Chai Bing, "Second brother, third brother, let's go quickly! Brother Biao, what are you two looking at for fun, hurry up Click to get in the car..."

It can only be said that Li Fuqiang reaped the consequences. Who told him to be too fucked up at that time. He also understood that he was at fault, so he discussed with Yang Shuhua and planned to go to his uncle's house early this year. Yang Shuhua was very happy after hearing this, and rewarded him well with a blanket.

Yang Shuhua felt very happy when she heard what Xu Ning said.

Li Fuqiang was taken aback, "Auntie, no need, I'll buy it on the street and I'll rush over."

"Come on, Biao, you two pack the things in the car."

Xu Laowen chuckled and said, "I'll get used to it."

So just give Lao Qian some more bear meat and bear oil, and I’ll give you something else next time.

In addition, he evened out more than ten kilograms of bear meat, and then went to the cupboard outside the outhouse to take out cans of bear oil.

"What does it have to do with you, sister-in-law, my eldest brother wants to kill me!" Xu Feng squinted his eyes, looking unconvinced.

Liu Lizhen leaned out and said, "Qiangzi, take the cigarettes and wine on the counter in the room and bring them to your uncle."

This kinship relationship must be maintained, because it is Yang Shuhua’s only relative!
"Sister-in-law, didn't you call my eldest brother at home?" Xu Ning asked.

When Li Fuqiang turned his head and walked towards the entrance of the hospital, his eyes were slightly red, and he felt a biting cold wind blowing through, making his eyes moist, and finally shed two tears...

"Yeah, go quickly."

Yang Shuhua led Jin Yumantang to the entrance of the courtyard, saw Li Fuqiang raising his sleeves to wipe his eyes, and asked, "What's going on?"

Usually it was her eldest brother who came to Qing'an to take a look at his sister, but because Li Fuqiang drank too much and didn't do well, he slammed her eldest brother on the table in anger and almost tried to cut Li Fuqiang twice. Although Yang Shuhua stopped him, he didn't do it in the end. He even laid a finger on him, but he also said a lot of bad words, giving Li Fuqiang a bloody scolding.

"Ah, let the cigarette smoke it. Well, we don't have to go to the street to buy cigarettes and alcohol. My uncle and aunt have prepared it. Feng'er is carrying it in his hand."

Xu Long closed the car door, entered the courtyard and dragged Xu Feng, "Why are you so honest and angry? You can't stop?"

Xu Ning frowned and said, "You two can just lead Jin Yumantang over. We have to stay at the supply and marketing cooperative for a while."

Xu Ning waved his hand: "Hey, there is still half a jar of bear meat left, and there is still a jar and five or six cans of bear oil, which is enough for us."

Hearing this, Xu Laowen hurriedly ran out of the house, raised his finger and pointed at the big deflated calf, "You want to gaha? You are a big man, why are you arguing with your little sister?"

Liu Lizhen looked at him tinkering with the bear oil and asked. When she heard that it was for the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative, she said, "Why don't you get him some wild boar meat?"

Yang Shuhua said with a smile: "Brothers, you all go together. My eldest brother has prepared food at home, so I will put it on his side to eat at noon."

In just two months, except for the blind man who laid Wang Xing's shell, he had only killed two in Qing'an! Although they gave a lot to relatives Li Dao, Chang Danian, Xu Pao, and Yu Kaihe, the two black blind men cooked a lot of oil, and there were still eighty or ninety kilograms of clean meat in the tank downstairs, which was enough to eat during the New Year. .

Not long after, Li Fuqiang and Yang Shuhua came over with Jin Yumantang. It was obvious that they had tidied up the house specially. As soon as they entered, Li Fuqiang took Xu Ning to the courtyard and said he wanted to get half a fan of roe deer meat for his uncle.

After Xu Laowen finished talking about Xu Long, he turned to Liu Lizhen and said, "Look, your eldest son is used to it!"

Yang Shuhua was startled, feeling a little stuck in her heart, like a lump in her throat.

At this time, Xu Ning carried Xu Feng into the passenger seat, turned around and said: "Brother, you drive, and let my sister-in-law take a few children and put them in the passenger seat."

Li Fuqiang nodded, "Hey!"

Immediately, Xu Ning, Chai Bing and others climbed into the back compartment. In addition to wild boars and roe deer, the compartment was also covered with two layers of urala grass and eucalyptus leaves. Han Fengjiao also found a torn quilt to put under her buttocks.

When the car moved steadily, I felt a cool breeze blowing into my collar. However, the back compartment was surrounded by a tarpaulin, so it was definitely not too cold.

Xu Feng, who was sitting in the driver's cab, was very excited. When passing a village or a mountain, she would have to ask, "Where is this place?" What kind of village is this? But Li Fuqiang didn't know the names of some places. At most, he had a general idea. After all, they had lived in the village for too long and the outside world had changed too much. Even if he asked Xu Ning, there were some places he was not familiar with.

The traffic these days is said to be very convenient, but in fact it is not so convenient. It is okay to have a train station. If it is in a ravine, just wait and see. Some people travel from south to north, and even if they spend two days and two nights, they may not be able to do it. When you get home, you have to transfer to trains, buses, donkey carts, and hike over the mountains...

After arriving at the street, Xu Feng and Jin Yumantang let out a "wow" sound. It was the first time for these three little boys to come to the street. When they saw the bustling scene in the street and compared it with the environment in the village, they immediately exclaimed. .

"This cross street seems to be more lively than the past two years."

Li Fuqiang held the steering wheel with both hands, "Well, it turns out there is a guest house here, remember?"

"Yeah, remember."

"Now I've moved to the west. Walk a little further and turn into the alley. The fourth house is your eldest brother's house."

"Really?" Yang Shuhua was a little unsure.

"Yes, I can forget about it at your elder brother's house. What a waste of memory."

Yang Shuhua said: "Then I haven't been here for many years. Ever since there were two of them, I have always come here."

Li Fuqiang was silent for a moment, turned the car into the alley, and said, "We will come here every year from now on."

Hearing what his man said, Yang Shuhua pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay!"

Before Lin came to the street, Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang decided to come to his uncle first, and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things. Anyway, it wouldn't take long to buy things.

When the car stopped at the entrance of the fourth courtyard in the alley, Li Fuqiang glanced into the courtyard first, and then urged Yang Shuhua to get out of the car. He pushed the door open, patted the iron sheet, and shouted: "Brother, we're here!"

This house was made of green bricks and tiles. It looked like it had been built for more than ten years. The two chimneys were smoking now. Yang Liguo and Zhao Lan, who were cooking fire and chopping vegetables in the outhouse, saw a man parked at the door of the courtyard. The car was a little confused.

Zhao Lan was holding sauerkraut in front of the pot. When she heard something moving at the door of the courtyard, she turned around and said, "Lao Yang, look at the car at the door. It seems like a girl is coming..."

Yang Liguo put down the kitchen knife, walked over, frowned and shook his head: "No way... eh, it seems to be true!"

He glanced through the window and saw that Li Fuqiang had jumped out of the car. This surprised him because he didn't expect that Li Fuqiang could drive over, let alone that Li Fuqiang could look like a human being...

"Then what are you thinking about? Hurry out and greet me! Dabao and Xiaobao, come out quickly. Your aunt and uncle are here."

"Huh? Here we come!"

In the room, two and a half boys who were playing chess on the Kang came out and stood next to Zhao Lan. One was taller and the other was shorter. Their names were Yang Wenbin and Yang Wenbo.

Yang Wenbin and Wang Biao are the same age, and Yang Wenbo and Xu Feng are the same age.

Immediately, Yang Liguo opened the door, and the four people looked at the courtyard and ran towards the courtyard. Li Fuqiang saw them as soon as he turned around and greeted them with a smile: "Brother."

"Ah, how did you learn to drive a while ago? I was stunned for a moment. I wonder who is so stylish."

Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "I've been learning to drive for a while, sister-in-law!"

Zhao Lan nodded and said with a smile: "Hey, come here, Qiangzi."

At this time, Yang Shuhua led Jin Yumantang and Xu Feng around the front of the car, holding cigarettes and wine in their hands, and saw the four of Yang Liguo.

She smiled and said hello, and then heard Zhao Lan say: "Oh my god, Jin Yu Mantang has grown so big? Oh, he is so handsome. Jin Yu is like your mother, and his face is plump, but Mantang is like your father, as tiger-headed and tiger-brained... …”

"Uncle, uncle?"

Li Mantang grinned and said, "Uncle, I wish you a good year in advance."

Yang Liguo was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed heartily: "Haha, okay! What a good boy, much better than your father."

"This mantang is quite aggressive right now. He's just a little bit into one suit. This is..."

Zhao Lan looked at Xu Feng, who was standing next to Yang Shuhua, a little confused. Before Li Fuqiang and Yang Shuhua could introduce him, Xu Feng stepped forward and said: "Brother and sister-in-law, hello, my name is Xu Feng. You call me Feng'er." …”

Before Xu Feng finished speaking, Xu Ning walked in from the side of the courtyard wall, grabbed Xu Feng's shoulders and said with a smile: "Brother and sister-in-law, my name is Xu Ning, and this is my little sister."

Li Fuqiang answered: "This is my brother."

Yang Shuhua said: "Brother, this is Qiangzi's brother. During this period, he led Qiangzi to hunt in the mountains. They also gave up drinking."

Yang Liguo suddenly understood and hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand, "Er Ning, right? Hey, I heard about it a while ago. Why am I thinking about going to Qing'an earlier?"

Behind him, Chai Bing, Wang Hu, Wang Biao and Liu Tianen appeared with roe deer, yellow-haired pig, bear meat and bear oil in their hands, and greeted Yang Liguo and Zhao Lan with a smile.

"Come in quickly! Let's go in and chat, Dabao, and you go get some tea or something."

"Hey!" Yang Wenbin hurriedly turned around and got into the house.

Yang Liguo said: "Why do you use these old things? Why don't you save some money? Now you are following Er Ning to make some money, but will you not be able to survive in the future?"

Li Fuqiang listened to his uncle preaching to him, but he felt nothing in his heart, because he really failed to live up to expectations in the past. Yang Shuhua followed him and lived a hard life, and Yang Liguo said nothing wrong with him.

Although I said it in front of Xu Ning and others, they were all members of my family, so there was nothing to be ashamed of.

Yang Shuhua defended and said: "Brother, Qiangzi didn't spend money blindly. He has made a lot of money these days. Besides, these things were all given to me by my uncle and aunt, and we didn't spend a penny."

Yang Liguo was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Ah, uncle and aunt didn't bother you? Why do I care so little about you?"

"Then what's there to say? My uncle and aunt just dislike me and don't have any tricks at all." Li Fuqiang said with a pinched neck.

From the moment they met until they entered the outhouse, Yang Liguo yelled at him several times in front of Xu Ning and others. Originally, Li Fuqiang wanted to endure it. After all, he did make a mistake in the first place, but he couldn't keep saying it.

Zhao Lan scolded Yang Liguo twice, and Yang Liguo laughed and said, "Okay, you don't even get angry when I tease you like this. Your temper has changed a lot."

Li Fuqiang said: "Even if you cut me twice, I can't hide. I did make mistakes before. I'm sorry, Shuhua. You are the elder brother. You deserve to scold me."

Yang Liguo was a little surprised. If he had followed Li Fuqiang's original temper, he would have turned around and left without making any excuses. Yang Liguo was impressed by his ability to admit his mistake.

He turned around and looked at Xu Ning and said, "Er Ning, why are you chatting with Qiangzi? It has only been so long, how come he has changed so much."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "There's nothing to talk about. My eldest brother figured it out on his own."

Xu Ning could see Yang Liguo's concern for Li Fuqiang and Yang Shuhua. Otherwise, would he be able to go to Qing'an every year?
It's just that his parents left early, and he felt very uncomfortable seeing his sister living a hard life. He also hoped that Li Fuqiang could learn well and live a diligent life, but he was slow to express himself, and some of the words he said came out sour. .

However, Yang Liguo's emotional intelligence is very high. Although he secretly mocked Li Fuqiang for a few words, he came back with just one sentence, and he also chatted well with Xu Ning and Chai Bing.

(End of this chapter)